“It seems that entertainment is what most excites us and what we value above everything else.” Quote by Carroll O'Connor
“Some people thought we were presenting Archie as a false character. President Nixon thought we were making a fool out of a good man.” PeopleMenCharacterPresidentFoolGood ManPresentingPresident Nixon Author:Carroll O'Connor
“Sheer flattery got me into the theater. Flattery always works with me, particularly the flattery of women.” TheaterSheerFlattery Author:Carroll O'Connor
“Both my brothers became physicians and I, of course, wandered into a business where the undisciplined are welcome.” CoursesBusinessBrotherWelcomeMy BrotherPhysiciansUndisciplined Author:Carroll O'Connor
“Conventional show-biz savvy held that Americans hated to be the objects of satire.” ShowsObjectsHatedSatireConventionalSavvyShow Biz Author:Carroll O'Connor
“Half the pictures directed by men of reputation fail.” MenHalfFailingReputation Author:Carroll O'Connor
“I enjoyed in every way my 12 years of playing Archie, and I wasn't personally sad about finishing a long job.” WayYearsLongJobsEnjoyedFinishing Author:Carroll O'Connor
“I have heard show business characterized as a refuge for childlike persons in flight from all things harsh and real.” PersonsRealShowsBusinessHeardAll ThingsFlightRefugeHarshShow BusinessChildlike Author:Carroll O'Connor
“I've run into some S.O.B. directors, but I gave them back as good as I got.” RunningDirectors Author:Carroll O'Connor
“In a capitalist society, persons who create capital, like Michael Eisner, are given the staggering rewards.” PersonsGivenRewardsCapitalistStaggering Author:Carroll O'Connor
“It was a lack of system that made the '30s Depression as inevitable as all others previously suffered.” MadeDepressionInevitable Author:Carroll O'Connor