Norman Lloyd Quotes

Norman Lloyd

Profession : Actor

Birth : November 8, 1914

The writing was vastly superior to almost anything that was on the air. It's one of the great shows. It was an important show... 'St. Elsewhere' was one of the great shows in the history of television.

Norman Lloyd

The Depression was remarkable because you had nothing, and the salaries, when you got a job, were very small. But you could do anything. You see, a donut was ten cents. A cup of coffee was a nickel. That was lunch, with an apple. And I would be playing a lead on a Broadway show on that kind of diet.

Norman Lloyd

I always felt it was necessary to keep up some kind of communication with other people.

Norman Lloyd

I'm very proud of the people with whom I've worked. It's an amazing collection that just by happenstance happened.

Norman Lloyd

I was in my second year at NYU. I knew what I wanted to do, and I just walked out of college. So, from the age of 17, I've been able to do what I wanted, and that makes for a kind of contentment, a fairly pleasant demeanor.

Norman Lloyd

You know I've never worked without a script before, but with Apatow, it's all improvisation. He calls out a premise, and you have to adapt.

Norman Lloyd

I'm a pure spirit, ha ha ha!

Norman Lloyd

I used to watch Babe Ruth for 50 cents. Now, baseball tickets are $400!

Norman Lloyd

I loved 'Modern Family!' It was sort of the precursor to 'Trainwreck,' to that character. But I loved it. I had a great time doing it.

Norman Lloyd

I was clearly brought into the whole thing about acting by my mother. She loved the theater. She had a very pleasant singing voice, which she used to sing for her ladies' club.

Norman Lloyd

I loved working with Renoir on 'The Southerner.' Oh, I loved it! I particularly loved when he had a scene with a cow going through a garden, and he wanted a little dog to come and bark at it and chase it out.

Norman Lloyd

As far as 'St. Elsewhere' goes, I just loved that show.

Norman Lloyd

I'm very fond of Amy Schumer. I think she's terrific, an enormous talent.

Norman Lloyd

Peter Weir is remarkable. He can do anything.

Norman Lloyd

There were little Charlie Chaplins that you would wind up, and they would walk. I remember vividly. I was sitting in the high chair with the little tray in front of me. My parents would wind it up, and it would walk to me.

Norman Lloyd

I imagine I was supposed to become a lawyer or something. But this was the Depression; the lawyers I saw were all driving cabs. So I thought, 'Well, if I'm going to be badly off anyway, I might as well be badly off in the theater, where you get used to it.'

Norman Lloyd

I very much admired Lancaster. George Clooney reminds me of him today. Not all the macho, swinging around that Burt used to do, but the courage. You know where you stand with men like that.

Norman Lloyd

Some of the movies I did - well, you have to feed your family.

Norman Lloyd

Connie Bennett, the guys used to stake her, she was so good.

Norman Lloyd

When I think back on it, it's amazing what happens to us as we move out into the world.

Norman Lloyd