There was no real controversy with All In The Family. That came from the people on the business end.
Norman LearLife 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.
Norman LearBud [Yorkin] was the kindest and dearest man, and one of the most talented directors there was.
Norman LearWhen I got married for the third time, and I had children from my other marriage there, that's what I said when it came time in the ceremony for me to say something. I said, "I'm grateful to everybody that participated, everybody that participated in my life that got me to this moment. And everything was dead-right because everything is right now."
Norman Lear