Henry Winkler Quotes
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You cannot assume that somebody can define you. You cannot assume that the other person is right. No matter how they say it to you, no matter with how much force they say, ‘Oh my god, you’ll never make it; oh my god, you’re not bright; you could never do this’—that’s one person. I can’t tell you how many people told me I would never be an actor.
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Assumptions are the termites of relationships.
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As a child, I was called stupid and lazy. On the SAT I got 159 out of 800 in math. My parents had no idea that I had a learning disability.
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I never knew that "Hank Zipzer" would happen in my life. It is one of the greatest things. It is like a gift from God.
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It is not easy to compete when you have LD, but it is possible.
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To have people like my work, even if it's my old work, I can't ask for nothing nicer than that.
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Wyoming is good, but Montana is like heaven on earth.
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Everyone if so warm, and the children know my from the children's books. Their oldest siblings or young parents know me from "Here Comes the Groom" or "Waterboy."
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How you learn has nothing to do with how brilliant you are.
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Somebody asked me if I could go back and start again with a different brain, would I. Years ago I thought yes, I would, and now I know I wouldn't. Because whatever challenges I had in school, I guess they forced me to where I am today. So I now see them as an asset.
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Ten out of ten people die, so don't take life too seriously.
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Making a show is also economics. Because the irony is, or the shame of it is, you cannot create a show instantaneously. It needs to be massaged. You need to see who is relating to who. How is it working with the audience? You need to give it a chance for the audience to find it, because there are so many outlets. And the audience doesn't know where to go.
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Your inner voice, your instinct, knows everything.
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A human being's first responsibility is to shake hands with himself.