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Ed O'Neill Quotes
Ed O'Neill Quotes
Ed O'Neill
American
Actor
Born:
Apr 12
,
1946
Always
Me
People
School
Thought
You
I went to Ohio University studying arts and history, and playing football. But I was only interested in girls, my pals and sports. I only did the minimum for school.
Ed O'Neill
History
Sports
School
Girl
Minimum
Only
Football
Studying
Did
Arts
Ohio
Interested
Pals
Playing
University
I prefer to underplay scenes rather than, you know, be big and drive them. And sometimes you have to do that, but I like the more natural styles.
Ed O'Neill
You
Natural
Sometimes
Drive
Big
Rather
More
Scenes
Like
Know
Styles
Than
Prefer
Them
Security was another reason. You never know what can happen to you when you earn a lot of money.
Ed O'Neill
You
Money
Earn
Security
Never
Know
Another
Lot
Happen
Reason
Comedy is not easy to do - where you make someone laugh out loud in their living room.
Ed O'Neill
You
Comedy
Living
Laugh
Out
Easy
Someone
Make
Loud
Where
Room
Living Room
Larry David just makes me laugh.
Ed O'Neill
Me
Laugh
David
Makes
Just
Larry
I was with the Steelers, and I got cut, and I remember, when I left, I was relieved.
Ed O'Neill
Remember
I Remember
Relieved
Remember When
Got
Left
Cut
My goal was never to win awards. Mine was let me get to a place where I don't have to work. I don't have to do anything I don't want to.
Ed O'Neill
Work
Me
Win
Mine
Never
Goal
Get
Where
Want
Anything
Place
Awards
I auditioned for 'The Rainmaker.' Nothing. I auditioned for 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.' Nothing. 'Antigone' was my big break. I got a part as a Roman guard. I carried a spear.
Ed O'Neill
Big
Nothing
Guard
Carried
Nest
Part
Over
Big Break
Cuckoo
Got
Roman
Break
Flew
Spear
I was adrift for a while. I worked as a substitute teacher; I sold cars.
Ed O'Neill
Teacher
Car
Sold
Adrift
Substitute
While
Worked
All this flying around got on my nerves. But then I gave the script to Cathy to get her opinion. When she started to laugh, it was like 'That's it!'. I went to LA and I got the part.
Ed O'Neill
Gave
Flying
Laugh
Nerves
Part
Like
She
Around
Cathy
Opinion
Got
La
Get
Script
Then
Her
Started
I had done some acting in high school. I was terrible.
Ed O'Neill
School
High
Some
High School
Had
Terrible
Done
Acting
In terms of comedians, I loved, growing up, Jonathan Winters, Sid Caesar, Jackie Gleason, Phil Silvers, Carol Burnett, all those people.
Ed O'Neill
People
Carol
Carol Burnett
Those
Winters
Jonathan
Caesar
Gleason
Comedians
Terms
Up
Jackie
Burnett
Loved
Growing
Growing Up
Phil
That's a big deal for kids, when they come into the kitchen and the teacher is drinking coffee with mom. They react differently on the next day when you say: 'Sit down and shut-up!'
Ed O'Neill
Teacher
Day
Mom
You
Coffee
Drinking
Big
Sit
Down
Say
Kids
Kitchen
Come
React
Deal
Big Deal
Next
Differently
I always found that drama, really good drama, has a lot of comedy in it.
Ed O'Neill
Good
Comedy
Drama
Always
Lot
Really
Good Drama
Found
I was never a joke teller. I don't even like jokes, for the most part. I don't like to hear them, and rarely can I even remember one.
Ed O'Neill
Jokes
Remember
Joke
Teller
Rarely
Never
Part
Like
Most
Hear
Them
Even
We need elected officials who overcome partisan politics to really help people.
Ed O'Neill
Politics
People
Overcome
Partisan
Partisan Politics
Officials
Elected
Elected Officials
Really
Help
Help People
Who
Need
I channel surf like probably most people.
Ed O'Neill
People
Channel
Like
Most
Surf
My paternal grandfather worked in the mill all his life. My father worked in the mill almost his whole life. I worked in the mill while I was going to college in the summers. And then, for one stretch, I quit school and worked one year.
Ed O'Neill
Life
School
Father
College
Year
Summers
Almost
I Quit
His
Paternal
Quit
Going
While
Grandfather
Then
Worked
Whole
Mill
Stretch
If you can sustain a career over 40 years in this business, you've gotta consider yourself lucky.
Ed O'Neill
You
Business
Yourself
Consider
Over
Gotta
Years
Sustain
Lucky
Career
Never in my life have I thought, 'What's next?' It's just like 'Finding Dory.' Things just happen.
Ed O'Neill
Life
Thought
My Life
Finding
Never
Like
Just
Happen
Next
Things