Henry Winkler reveals he has learned a lot about himself through therapy and it helped him ‘blossom like a flower’
Henry Winkler is opening up about how therapy changed his life, and how he had wished he turned to therapy sooner.
The 74-year-old actor appeared on Michael Rosenbaum’s Inside of You podcast, where he sung the praises of going to therapy.
Winkler, best known for playing Arthur ‘Fonzie’ Fonzarelli on the iconic sitcom Happy Days, added that he wished he had turned to therapy many years ago.
Henry speaks out: Henry Winkler is opening up about how therapy changed his life, and how he had wished he turned to therapy sooner
‘I love therapy. I’ve learned the more you know about yourself, the more you know about every human being on this Earth,’ Winkler began.
‘I was not necessarily as strong as I thought I was. I was not as together as I thought I was,’ Winkler added.
‘Then through therapy you learn. I see myself as a big block of swiss cheese, and through therapy I’m trying to become cheddar – I’m trying to fill in all the holes,’ the Barry star added.
Therapy love: ‘I love therapy. I’ve learned the more you know about yourself, the more you know about every human being on this Earth,’ Winkler began
‘It makes me sad that it took me this long to figure that out, whatever “that” is,’ Winkler continued.
‘I wasted so much time in my life not looking for the answer, not looking for a way to blossom like a flower. I wish I had done it in my 20s,’ the actor said.
Winkler admitted that he was skeptical of therapy, adding, ‘it sounds like they are speaking Russian.’
Sad: ‘It makes me sad that it took me this long to figure that out, whatever “that” is,’ Winkler continued
‘Then one day all of a sudden it makes sense and you go, ‘Oh, that’s what they meant,’ he added of the moment it finally clicked.
‘You’re actually seeing it in action and, I’ll tell you what, I love emerging from the cocoon,’ Winkler said.
The actor didn’t clarify how long he’s been in therapy for, though it seems to be working wonders for him.
Makes sense: ‘Then one day all of a sudden it makes sense and you go, ‘Oh, that’s what they meant,’ he added of the moment it finally clicked
Winkler became a household name when he starred as Arthur ‘Fonzie’ Fonzarelli in the hit sitcom Happy Days, starring alongside Ron Howard, which ran from 1974 to 1984.
He has continued to work regularly in both film and television, most recently lending his voice to the animated comedy Scoob!
He also stars as Gene Cousineau on the hit HBO comedy Barry, and he’ll next be seen on the big screen in Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch.
Fonz: Winkler became a household name when he starred as Arthur ‘Fonzie’ Fonzarelli in the hit sitcom Happy Days, starring alongside Ron Howard, which ran from 1974 to 1984