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Occup.Actor
FromUSA
BornAugust 2, 1922
DiedJune 21, 2001
Aged78 years

Summary

Carroll O'Connor was a famous Actor from USA, who lived between August 2, 1922 and June 21, 2001. He became 78 years old.

Zodiac:
He is born under the zodiac leo, who is known for Ruling, Warmth, Generosity, Faithful, Initiative. Our collection contains 28 quotes who is written / told by Carroll, under the main topic Art.
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28 Famous quotes by Carroll O'Connor

"Sheer flattery got me into the theater. Flattery always works with me, particularly the flattery of women"
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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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"I have heard show business characterized as a refuge for childlike persons in flight from all things harsh and real"
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"Conventional show-biz savvy held that Americans hated to be the objects of satire"
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"Both my brothers became physicians and I, of course, wandered into a business where the undisciplined are welcome"
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"The wages of pedantry is pain"
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"Not all celebrities are dunces"
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"Talent can be developed, gift is God-given. But artists have both"
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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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"It seems that entertainment is what most excites us and what we value above everything else"
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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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"All in the Family was intellectual; it was art"
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"We don't really need reviewers, just first-night reporters who will tell us faithfully whether or not the audience liked the show"
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"Some people thought we were presenting Archie as a false character. President Nixon thought we were making a fool out of a good man"
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"My Irish derivation has nothing to do with me. Why should it?"
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"In a capitalist society, persons who create capital, like Michael Eisner, are given the staggering rewards"
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"I hate pride, but if I were going to be proud of anything it would have to be something I'd done myself. Race pride is kind of stupid"
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"Half the pictures directed by men of reputation fail"
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"I do talk less now because the sound of my voice saying over and over the things I said years ago embarrasses and depresses me. Why do I say the same things over and over?"
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"My professional life in Hollywood has been filled with joy and laughter"
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"Millions of people thought Archie was a happy hero"
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"I'm lucky. Lord, I'm lucky"
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"Even a true artist does not always produce art"
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"Those offers come in now and again. They're not knocking down my door. I'm only an old character actor, and I'm not needed"
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"Nations have come under the control of haters and fools"
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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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"Vulgar and obscene, the papers run rumors daily about people in show business, tales of wicked ways and witless affairs"
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"The reviewer is a singularly detested enemy because he is, unlike the hapless artist, invulnerable"
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