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Ed Asner

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Quotes by Ed Asner

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To my knowledge, there is no blacklist. But there is a mindset, even among liberal producers, that says 'He may be difficult, so let's avoid him.'
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I love acting.
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Where the work goes, I go. Wherever adulation occurs, that’s where you’ll find me.
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I’m not sought after. I never get enough work. It’s the history of my career. There just isn’t anything to turn down, let me put it that way.
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I loved journalism until the day my journalism teacher, a man I revered, came by my desk and said, ‘Are you planning on going into journalism?’ I said, ‘Yeah.’ He said, ‘I wouldn’t.’ I said, ‘Well, why not?’ He said, ‘You can’t make a living.’
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To my knowledge, there is no blacklist. But there is a mindset, even among liberal producers, that says ‘He may be difficult so let’s avoid him.’
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I can do lovers. I can do Sir Galahad types. I’m not going to limit myself in voice-overs to irascible old men.
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Never thought acting was something you could make a living at. It wasn’t until I was in college, and got a lead in a play, that I began to realize I might just be able to blunder into this profession.
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The older I’ve gotten, the more the need to exert comedy no matter how tragic a character I may be portraying because they are essentials for presenting truth.
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They say making laws is like making sausages. You shouldn’t watch. It’s the same for acting, especially for the actor who works unconsciously.
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