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My professional life in Hollywood has been filled with joy and laughter.
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Life
Hollywood
Joy
Laughter
All in the Family was intellectual; it was art.
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Art
Family
Both my brothers became physicians and I, of course, wandered into a business where the undisciplined are welcome.
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Business
Brothers
Physicians
Conventional show-biz savvy held that Americans hated to be the objects of satire.
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Americans
Satire
Even a true artist does not always produce art.
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Art
Artist
Half the pictures directed by men of reputation fail.
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Men
Reputation
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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Now
Saying
Sound
Talk
Voice
Years
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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Hate
Pride
Race
In a capitalist society, persons who create capital, like Michael Eisner, are given the staggering rewards.
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Society
It seems that entertainment is what most excites us and what we value above everything else.
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Entertainment
Value
It was a lack of system that made the '30s Depression as inevitable as all others previously suffered.
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Depression
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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First
Will
My Irish derivation has nothing to do with me. Why should it?
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Irish
Nothing
Nations have come under the control of haters and fools.
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Control
Fools
Nations
One irreducible residual of 38 years in the business is the number of lasting, loving friendships I have made.
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Business
Years