I loved journalism until the day my journalism teacher, a man I revered, came by my desk and said, 'Are you planning on going into journalism?' I said, 'Yeah.' He said, 'I wouldn't.' I said, 'Well, why not?' He said, 'You can't make a living.'
Ed AsnerI can do lovers. I can do Sir Galahad types. I'm not going to limit myself in voice-overs to irascible old men.
Ed AsnerNever thought acting was something you could make a living at. It wasn't until I was in college, and got a lead in a play, that I began to realize I might just be able to blunder into this profession.
Ed AsnerThere are genuinely sufficient resources in the world to ensure that no one, nowhere, at no time, should go hungry.
Ed AsnerNever stand still. Only stand still enough to learn, and once you stop learning in that stance, move off. Always keep yourself engaged, in theater, in whatever job you can get. If you can't get an acting job, then go backstage. Or take tickets. But be around actors because that is where you will primarily learn.
Ed Asner