Marion Ross

“Family is family, and it's not determined by marriage. It's determined by love.”

“You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You've got to get out there and make it happen for yourself.”

“It's fun to be a character actress. It's the best of both worlds. You get to be known, and you get to be not known.”

“I was a movie-struck girl from the Midwest. I was a dramatic actress. I had never been in a comedy.”

“Retirement is not in my vocabulary. They aren't going to get rid of me that way.”

“I'm very proud of 'Happy Days.' It's a part of American culture.”

“When I was on 'Happy Days,' I was very much the mother of that whole group of kids.”

“It's so important to have a passion. It keeps you young.”

“I feel you can't have a good result without a healthy dose of fear.”

“I always felt so much more comfortable in the theater.”

“We would be in our dressing rooms, and we would hear this screaming. We would say, 'Oh, it's the Fonz!'”

“Acting is a way to live many lives in one.”