When something is over, it is over.

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.

There was no real controversy with All In The Family. That came from the people on the business end.

I think Americans have become a - much more a nation of consumers than citizens.

Bud [Yorkin] was the kindest and dearest man, and one of the most talented directors there was.

The complete control of one party over everything - I would, I think, feel the same way if it were [the Democrats in charge]. It's not the American way.

Ed Simmons and I became stars in the emerging medium of television. We were new and fresh, just like TV at the time, so we automatically became 'THE' comedy writers for television.