I have heard show business characterized as a refuge for childlike persons in flight from all things harsh and real.
Carroll O'ConnorPeople see Archie Bunker everywhere. Particularly girls; poor girls, rich girls, all kinds of girls are always coming up to me and telling me that Archie is just like their dad.
Carroll O'ConnorSome people thought we were presenting Archie as a false character. President Nixon thought we were making a fool out of a good man.
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