There was no real controversy with All In The Family. That came from the people on the business end. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes business controversy end
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. Norman Lear audienceaveragecare Change image and share on social
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. Norman Lear actbegincommercial Change image and share on social
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. Norman Lear americancontroversialheart Change image and share on social
Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle. Mike Tyson beginbookcycle Change image and share on social
The historical novelist has to consider what has actually happened, while the SF writer is dealing in possibilities, but they are both in the business of imagining a world unlike our own and yet connected to it. Pamela Sargent businessconnectdeal share on social
I have learned that I am not built for conflict or controversy. I have also learned that, in all my life, I have never chosen a story. The story has always chosen me. Poe Ballantine buildchooseconflict Change image and share on social