| �Impossible to forget. Impossible not to love.� ~ "Three's Company" co-star Joyce DeWitt When she Joyce was asked if John's comic ability was natural, she answered... "Absolutely natural. It fell out of him as if -- he had no choice. He had no choice but to spread joy. It was the nature of his very being. And it was also his conscious desire. He loved relating from his heart to your heart. And his life was so about that." "His laughter will echo within us til the end of our days." ~ "Three's Company" co-star Richard Kline �I learned so much from him. He was the best physical comic I've ever watched.� ~ "Three's Company" co-star Suzanne Somers �John Ritter was so much fun, it was just ubelievable. I still can't get over what happened. He had such a great sense of humor. He was a lot of fun.� ~ "Three's Company" co-star Don Knotts "John Ritter has been a part of the United Cerebral Palsy Family for over 20 years. When John wasn't entertaining Americans, he was volunteering his time to help improve the lives of people living with disabilities. John was a compassionate man, and he will be sorely missed by all of us at UCP." -- United Cerebral Palsy. Ritter's brother, Tom, has cerebral palsy and John Ritter was longtime host of the group's telethon. "It's like there is a big tear in the world's heart. He was extraordinary in every aspect of his life, especially as a father. His children were there at every moment of his life." -- actor Henry Winkler. "He was more than a comic. He was a real actor with a genius for comedy. I loved his performance in 'The Dinner Party."' -- writer Neil Simon. "It's just stunning, unbelievable. Everybody loved John Ritter. Everybody loved working with him. ... Whatever set he was working on, he made it a very fun place." -- Susan Wilcox, Ritter's assistant of 22 years. "I recently got the pleasure to work with him on his series '8 Simple Rules,' and I have never been on a set that was so joyous to work on. He was so grateful to be able to do the work he loved, and he was one of the few actors that I've ever known who never took his success for granted, and kept his joy in his work." -- actress Cybill Shepherd. "I cherish having had the opportunity to know him and to work with him (on 'Sling Blade'), and was blessed to have had the company of his friendship during that time. My memory of John will always be about the unbridled joy he gave to us with his humor, although this is too sudden to even think of him in the context of just memories. John was truly 'funny ha-ha."' -- musician-actor Dwight Yoakam. "John Ritter at the first auditions of actors for 'Anything But Love' whispered in my ear, 'You have really funny legs. Your body language is really funny. Use it.' I didn't know it then but he gave me a gift that has allowed me the confidence to try physical comedy in all my subsequent work. All my physical comedy in 'Freaky Friday' is due to him." -- actress Jamie Lee Curtis. "He was a terrific guy and his death was a shock to all of us. And he'll be missed, not only just for his kindness but also for his work,"~Kelsey Grammer at the 2004 Emmy Awards |
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