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

What happens at the average church or synagogue or mosque is that I don't know many priests or ministers or rabbis who say to their congregation, 'go home and talk about the religion at the kitchen table with your kids...talk about God, talk about what this is all about.' They say in general, come back on the weekend, we'll talk to you about it.

We got ratings. It isn't that they won't quarrel with you, or say you're always right. But as long as you stay strong and the ratings are good and you're reasonable - I don't think we fought unreasonably. We basically won that right.

If there is a reason to believe in God, it would be the Havana Leaf.

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

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

Life goes on pretty much the same way. I've been working on a couple of films on the side. You may see some more. You may even see another television show.