Originally, with all the shows, we went looking for belly laughs. Norman Lear bellylaughoriginally Change image and share on social
I think the greater responsibility, in terms of morality, is where leadership begins. Norman Lear begingreatleadership Change image and share on social
We got ratings. It isn't that they won't quarrel with you, or say you're always right. But as long as you stay strong and the ratings are good and you're reasonable - I don't think we fought unreasonably. We basically won that right. Norman Lear basicallyfightgood share on social
Life is made up of small pleasures. Happiness is made up of those tiny successes. The big ones come too infrequently. And if you don't collect all these tiny successes, the big ones don't really mean anything. Norman Lear bigcollecthappiness 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 it also became the experience, or was the experience, of the writers who were attracted to this kind of humor. They're all men or women who come from the same kind of experience in their own lives. Norman Lear attractexperiencehumor share on social
At great, great remove sit the head of General Electric, the head of News Corp, the head of Viacom, or the head of this giant international corporation that wants these ratings. Norman Lear corpcorporationelectric 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
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
In this nation, leadership is dollars. Norman Lear dollarleadershipnation Change image and share on social
