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Al Lewis, an American actor born on April 30, 1923, and passed away on February 3, 2006, is best known for his role as Lester Munster in the television series 'The Munsters'.

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“My secret for success? I don't know what the hell success means.”

Knows Mean Success Secret Hell Congratulations

Author:Al Lewis

“What motivated me? My mother. My mother was an immigrant woman, a peasant woman, struggled all her life, worked in the garment center.”

Mother Mom Immigrants Motivated Peasants Garments

Author:Al Lewis

“Understood what the struggle was about. My mother. Couldn't read or write, but she had more sense than many a graduate from Harvard.”

Writing Mother Struggle Understood Graduates Harvard

Author:Al Lewis

“The struggle goes on. The victory is in the struggle, for me. And I accepted that a long time ago.”

Long Struggle Goes On Victory Long Time Accepted Long Time Ago

Author:Al Lewis

“I prefer that for my own satisfaction over radio, there's no audience. TV, there's no audience. I need the response of the audience, even if it's a silent response.”

Ifs Needs My Own Audience Tvs Quiet Silent Response Radio Satisfaction

Author:Al Lewis

“The United States, per capita, at a certain period in its history, had the most junkies of any country ever in the world - right after the Civil War. The most brutal war, the greatest amount of casualties that America's ever had.”

World War Country States America Certain United United States Amount Periods Civil War Brutal Casualties Junkie

Author:Al Lewis

“I have an old brain but a terrific memory.”

Memories Brain Terrific Good Memories

Author:Al Lewis

“I probably worked every single entertainment medium, including some that don't exist. I worked the circus, carnival, I had my own medicine show, I worked 18 years of radio.”

Years Shows My Own Medicine Including Radio Entertainment Mediums Circus Carnivals

Author:Al Lewis

“America gets the politicians they deserve. That's it. And you keep struggling.”

America Struggle Politician Deserve

Author:Al Lewis

“As long as you gave it your best shot, even if in the opinion of others 'you failed,' you didn't fail.”

Ifs Long Opinion Failing Shots Best Shot

Author:Al Lewis

“But find something that you absolutely love doing. And then get to love the way you do it. That's the uniqueness of all of us. That's it.”

Way Uniqueness

Author:Al Lewis

“I went to all the Love-Ins. I took my kids. I enjoyed myself.”

Kids Enjoyed

Author:Al Lewis

“I'm more important to me than any body you can mention. Do you know that?”

Knows Important Body Do You Know

Author:Al Lewis

“Oscar Wilde said the rich and the poor are equal - they can both sleep under the bridge. Right? Do they have a right? You're damn right they have a right!”

Said Sleep Poor Rich Equal Bridges Damn Oscars Wilde

Author:Al Lewis

“The ruling class is smarter than you, and they're more creative. And if you forget that lesson, you go down the drain. Because if they weren't, they wouldn't be around as long as they have been and as strong as they have been.”

Ifs Long Has Beens Strong Forget Class Creative Lessons Smarter Ruling Drains

Author:Al Lewis

“If anything I consider myself an anarchist.”

Ifs Anarchist

Author:Al Lewis

“I know who I am. I don't have to brag. I know what I contributed. I know what I did. You think you can do it better? Hey, go right ahead. The stage is yours.”

Thinking Knows Can Do Stage Who I Am Hey You Can Do It Brag

Author:Al Lewis

“Every Friday I used to have about fifty, sixty kids who would wait for me on Sunset Boulevard and I'd take them all to dinner. All runaways.”

Kids Used Waiting Dinner Fifty Sunset Take Me Sixty Friday Runaway Boulevard Wait For Me Sunset Boulevard

Author:Al Lewis

“I think people need housing. And there's empty buildings, I think people should live in there. If you want to call them squatters, trespassers, hey, I call Wall Street thieves!”

People Ifs Thinking Want Needs Should Streets Building Wall Empty Hey Thieves Housing Squatters

Author:Al Lewis

“I was an organizer in the Food, Agricultural and Tobacco Workers Union down in North Carolina.”

Unions Workers Agriculture Tobacco Carolina North Carolina Organizer

Author:Al Lewis

About the Author

Born: April 30, 1923
Died: February 3, 2006
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 20

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