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

Culturally, I think 'All in the Family' was universal enough to have good timing at any time.

Next up [new TV stars] was [Dean] Martin and [Jerry] Lewis on 'The Colgate Comedy Hour.'

Success is how you collect your minutes.

In my 90-plus years, I have lived a multitude of lives.

We had two African American writers [Eric Monte and Michael Evans] on the show ['Good Times'] that knew Cabrini Green inside and out, and that's why we set it there.