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.
Norman LearGranted, the writers, directors, producers, and that community make a great deal of money. But they might be choosing to do a whole lot of other things for the living they make.
Norman LearI think what's dangerous is 24 hours a day, 335 channels, or whatever the hell there is. Too much is too much.
Norman LearBud [Yorkin] broke out big when he did 'The Fred Astaire Show' and won four Emmys. His wife at the time suggested that we team up. We got a lot of press in show business papers, and a number of offers...we eventually signed with Paramount Pictures. But I always like to say, his was the horse that we rode in on. That is my favorite recollection.
Norman Lear