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" The writing was vastly superior to almost anything that was on the air. It's one of the great shows. It was an important show... 'St. Elsewhere' was one of the great shows in the history of television. "

Norman Lloyd

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Remarkable

" I watch the Dodgers every night - no reading anymore - and I dream that I could have hit that home run. "

" Truly great performers reveal not only their characters but bring everything they know about the world with them. It's not just what's in the script but the story of everything you've done and of who you are. If you're Chaplin, you're the immigrant. No matter what he's doing, he's always the little guy trying to make his place in the world. "

" People get ideas of how to live or not to live from what you do on television. "

" We in New York were very poor in the depths of the Depression - but I must say, that was the best time of my life. "

" There were little Charlie Chaplins that you would wind up, and they would walk. I remember vividly. I was sitting in the high chair with the little tray in front of me. My parents would wind it up, and it would walk to me. "

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You

Parents

" I very much admired Lancaster. George Clooney reminds me of him today. Not all the macho, swinging around that Burt used to do, but the courage. You know where you stand with men like that. "

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Know

Courage

" I think if you allow yourself to mope and feel sorry for yourself, it can take years off your life. "

" As far as 'St. Elsewhere' goes, I just loved that show. "

" I move slowly, and I used to move fast. I miss that. "

" I eat meat, poultry and fish in proper proportion - nothing to excess. "

" I don't eat shellfish. I drink wine moderately and have one whiskey every evening before dinner. "

" The Jews are an artistic people. It's clear from the music, the actors, the writers. They are just artists. In the early part of the 20th century, when they first came over, they had no money, but they still went to theater. The theater and education were the two biggest things in their lives. "

" You must be active; you must be positive, even if things don't go the way you want them to. "

Norman Lloyd

Way

Want

" I was in my second year at NYU. I knew what I wanted to do, and I just walked out of college. So, from the age of 17, I've been able to do what I wanted, and that makes for a kind of contentment, a fairly pleasant demeanor. "

" You know I've never worked without a script before, but with Apatow, it's all improvisation. He calls out a premise, and you have to adapt. "

" Actors are, in a sense, like athletes. They've got to stretch once in a while. "

" Connie Bennett, the guys used to stake her, she was so good. "

" I loved 'Modern Family!' It was sort of the precursor to 'Trainwreck,' to that character. But I loved it. I had a great time doing it. "

" If I go to England, they know I'm not an Englishman, but most Americans think I'm English. "

Norman Lloyd

England

English

" Some of the movies I did - well, you have to feed your family. "

" If you're in the groove, you get something back from the audience that is so exciting and rewarding that no film or television work can possibly compete. "

" I was playing good tennis up until 100. "

Norman Lloyd

Good

Until

" The Depression was remarkable because you had nothing, and the salaries, when you got a job, were very small. But you could do anything. You see, a donut was ten cents. A cup of coffee was a nickel. That was lunch, with an apple. And I would be playing a lead on a Broadway show on that kind of diet. "

" I used to watch Babe Ruth for 50 cents. Now, baseball tickets are $400! "

" Renoir had a strong feeling about his fellow soldiers. He'd never disrespect them by putting the war down. "

" I was clearly brought into the whole thing about acting by my mother. She loved the theater. She had a very pleasant singing voice, which she used to sing for her ladies' club. "

" There's a conflict between what's in your mind and what's in your body. "