American - Actor | August 2, 1924 - June 21, 2001
Half the pictures directed by men of reputation fail.
Carroll O'Connor
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I enjoyed in every way my 12 years of playing Archie, and I wasn't personally sad about finishing a long job.
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I'm lucky. Lord, I'm lucky.
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I've run into some S.O.B. directors, but I gave them back as good as I got.
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In a capitalist society, persons who create capital, like Michael Eisner, are given the staggering rewards.
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It seems that entertainment is what most excites us and what we value above everything else.
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It was a lack of system that made the '30s Depression as inevitable as all others previously suffered.
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Millions of people thought Archie was a happy hero.
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My Irish derivation has nothing to do with me. Why should it?
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Not all celebrities are dunces.
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One irreducible residual of 38 years in the business is the number of lasting, loving friendships I have made.
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Talent can be developed, gift is God-given. But artists have both.
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