Pat Morita

On his early life and influences

On having tuberculosis as a child, requiring long-term hospitalization: on his family being placed in an internment camp during World War II; on his early interest in entertainment, and on radio shows he listened to as a child

On his high school education and working in his family's restaurant; on working at Aerojet-General Corporation, and starting a family

On making the decision to become a comedian; on getting his foot in the door as a comedian, and on knowing Flip Wilson in the early years; on his early stand up act, and his five-year plan

On how he came to appear on The Hollywood Palace thanks to his manager Sally Marr who was Lenny Bruce's mother; on tailoring his stand up act for television, and on using his Japanese heritage in his act

On starting to make the transition from comedian to actor; Morita on being typecast in his career, and on appearing in the feature "Throughly Modern Millie"; on he and his representatives realizing he wanted to be an actor, and on what it takes to make it as an actor

On appearing on M*A*S*H; on appearing on Love, American Style, where he worked with Garry Marshall and Jerry Paris

On being cast as "Arnold Takahashi" on Happy Days by Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson; on his character of "Arnold Takahashi" on Happy Days;

On his favorite "Arnold" moments on Happy Days; on people accepting his "Arnold Takahashi" character on Happy Days, and on why ABC wanted the audience to see him

On working with Tom Bosley and Marion Ross as "Howard Cunningham" and "Marion Cunningham" on Happy Days; on working with Ron Howard as "Ritchie Cunningham" on Happy Days; on working with Henry Winkler as "Fonzie" on Happy Days

On Erin Moran as "Joanie Cunningham" on Happy Days; on Anson Williams as "Potsie Webber" on Happy Days; on Donny Most as "Ralph Malph" on Happy Days

On leaving Happy Days for Mr. T. & Tina, produced by James Komack; on the premise of Mr. T. & Tina; on appearing on Welcome Back, Kotter

On appearing as "Ah Chew" on Sanford and Son and on his friendship with Redd Foxx; on the name of his Sanford and Son character "Ah Chew"; on what he learned from his friend Redd Foxx during his time on Sanford and Son

On his friendship with Redd Foxx; on appearing in Garry Marshall's show Blansky's Beauties with Nancy Walker; on starring in Farewell to Manzanar, which portrayed the Japanese internment camps

On playing "Miyagi" in the "Karate Kid" series of feature films; on how playing "Miyagi" in the "Karate Kid" series of feature films impacted his career

On starring in Ohara; on appearing in Hiroshima; on appearing in The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo

On appearing in Amos with Kirk Douglas for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award; on appearing in Babes in Toyland with Drew Barrymore; on appearing in Larry Gelbart's Mastergate

On appearing in Greyhounds; on doing voice over for the feature "Mulan," and on being inspired by Mel Blanc; on then-current projects

On advice to aspiring actors; on racism in the television industry; on how he'd like to be remembered