There was no real controversy with All In The Family. That came from the people on the business end. Norman Lear businesscontroversyend Change image and share on social
Life goes on pretty much the same way. I've been working on a couple of films on the side. You may see some more. You may even see another television show. Norman Lear couplefilmhave Change image and share on social
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
We did an episode on Good Times which came out of a newspaper article about the incidence of hypertension in black males being higher than whites, and increasing. So we did a show in which James, the father on Good Times, had hypertension. Norman Lear articleblackepisode 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
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
Maybe they continued to agree with Archie Bunker - as I said earlier, you can't change people's minds, but you can get them to think. Norman Lear agreearchiebunker Change image and share on social
