So we gravitated to shows and issues and causes that made people care.

Life is about having a good time, and it was a good time. We did some things well and some things poorly, but that was always the case.

Originally, with all the shows, we went looking for belly laughs.

I think what's dangerous is 24 hours a day, 335 channels, or whatever the hell there is. Too much is too much.

As H.L. Mencken once said, 'nobody ever when broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people.' Our show [All in the Family] countered that witticism. I think he was wrong.

I think if you're feeling great about where you are, everything that led up to it had to be terrific.

I don't know how you can look back with regret if you're at a moment when everything seems fine.