- He couldn't have been more different from Archie Bunker. He cared about the little guy. He shone a light on bigotry and ignorance and hope. Arguably, he created the single most indelible character in the history of American television. - on his "All in the Family" (1971) co-star Carroll O'Connor
- On why his career skidded in the late 1990s when he split his time between movies and politics: People kept asking me, 'How do you balance it?,' and the point is, you don't. I know now, about me: I can't split my attention in that way. It doesn't work. I mean, it shows, to be honest with you. You can't do both.
- On producing The Bucket List (2007): This is kind of a little minefield here. You want to get the tone right for it. This is a subject that you have to deal with comically. It's still got to be funny. You want sentiment, not sentimentality. These are all the sidewalls you want to not fracture the picture on. Not that I don't like an easy job.
- 2007: I like to think of myself as a very young old person. But you start thinking, 'How many years am I going to have to be productive?' Especially in our business, youth is so stressed. You start thinking, 'How many more movies am I going to get to make?' Maybe, if I'm lucky, I'll make five more.
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