When we went on the air, I didn't want to be interrupted for an act-one curtain. Norman Lear actaircurtain Change image and share on social
So we gravitated to shows and issues and causes that made people care. Norman Lear caregravitateissue Change image and share on social
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 accidentbadgotta Change image and share on social
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 choosecommunitydeal Change image and share on social
We are a country of excess. So it's not the violence, per se, but the exacerbation and constant repetition. Norman Lear constantcountryexacerbation Change image and share on social
I guess because the shows were activist in their own way - the marriage of my public activism and my career activism, you know - people understand me very well. They also understand there's a very strong bipartisan part in all of this. Norman Lear activismactivistbipartisan share on social
In the area we're discussing, leadership begins on Madison Avenue, on the desks and in the offices of people who spend hundreds of millions of dollars buying what will get them ratings. Norman Lear areaavenuebegin Change image and share on social
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 answerbackcall 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
You're in the business - when you're a writer, producer, director - to get ratings. Norman Lear businessdirectorproducer Change image and share on social
