3 December 2020 Carroll O'Connor I have heard show business characterized as a refuge for childlike persons in flight from all things harsh and real.
3 December 2020 Carroll O'Connor Vulgar and obscene, the papers run rumors daily about people in show business, tales of wicked ways and witless affairs.
3 December 2020 Carroll O'Connor In a capitalist society, persons who create capital, like Michael Eisner, are given the staggering rewards.
3 December 2020 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.
3 December 2020 Carroll O'Connor I’ve run into some S.O.B. directors, but I gave them back as good as I got.
3 December 2020 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.
3 December 2020 Carroll O'Connor One irreducible residual of 38 years in the business is the number of lasting, loving friendships I have made.
3 December 2020 Carroll O'Connor Sheer flattery got me into the theater. Flattery always works with me, particularly the flattery of women.
3 December 2020 Carroll O'Connor Both my brothers became physicians and I, of course, wandered into a business where the undisciplined are welcome.
