Norman Lear

It crossed our minds early on that the more an audience cared - we were working before, on average, 240, live people. If you could get them caring - the more they cared, the harder they laughed.

I wanted to just do a one-act play for 26 minutes, with commercials at the beginning and end. For years, I couldn't get my way. They wanted to interrupt three times.

That's the heart of it: My shows were not that controversial with the American people. They were controversial with the people who think for the American people.

Golf without bunkers and hazards would be tame and monotonous. So would life.

I think a lot of songwriters would agree that it's often easier to find inspiration in misery.

Millions of people thought Archie was a happy hero.