Norman Lear Quotes

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Norman Lear

Profession : Producer

Birth : July 27, 1922

We are a country of excess. So it's not the violence, per se, but the exacerbation and constant repetition.

Norman Lear

You're in the business - when you're a writer, producer, director - to get ratings.

Norman Lear

At great, great remove sit the head of General Electric, the head of News Corp, the head of Viacom, or the head of this giant international corporation that wants these ratings.

Norman Lear

Granted, the writers, directors, producers, and that community make a great deal of money. But they might be choosing to do a whole lot of other things for the living they make.

Norman Lear

But you know, my dad called me the laziest white kid he ever met. When I screamed back at him that he was putting down a race of people to call me lazy, his answer was that's not what he was doing, and that I was also the dumbest white kid he ever met.

Norman Lear

The American people may not be the best-educated, but they're very wise at heart.

Norman Lear

There was no real controversy with All In The Family. That came from the people on the business end.

Norman Lear

I stop and look at traffic accidents. I won't hang around, but when I hear something is terrible, as bad as it is, I've gotta look at it.

Norman Lear