Ed Asner quotes

Ed Asner was an American actor and activist, widely recognized for his role as Lou Grant on both "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and its spin-off "Lou Grant." His career spanned over seven decades and included numerous television, film, and voice acting roles. He became one of the most honored male performers in the history of the Primetime Emmy Awards. Here are 18 of his quotes:

I regard myself as a beautiful musical instrument, and my role is to contribute that instrument to scripts worthy of it. (Ed Asner)
It's like an athlete. He has a string of hot years, and then he fades into nothingness. The actor doesn't necessarily fade into nothingness. After his hot years, he fades into a different category. View quote
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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. View quote
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Raising kids is part joy and part guerrilla warfare. View quote
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I got some news for you. One, there is no Jesus. Two, there is no God. Three, mind your own business and everything works out. View quote
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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. View quote
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My first job was with an auto plant, Kansas City - they treated you like slaves. From there I went back to Chicago, worked in steel mills, drove a cab, stuff like that. View quote
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Some of my earliest political feelings were based on the anti-Japanese bubblegum cards I got. There were also Spanish Civil War bubblegum cards. Awful. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I am not a method actor, though I studied for a year with Lee Strasburg. (Ed Asner)
I was a newspaper editor in high school, and I truly thought of journalism as a career. I loved it. View quote
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I've never stopped loving cartoons. I loved cartoons as a kid. I can still look at them and enjoy them. View quote
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Never stand still. Only stand still enough to learn, and once you stop learning in that stance, move off. Always keep yourself engaged, in theater, in whatever job you can get. If you can't get an acting job, then go backstage. Or take tickets. But be around actors because that is where you will primarily learn. View quote
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In a way, 'WALL-E' had some of the same disturbing elements that 'Up' does. View quote
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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. View quote
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Where the work goes, I go. Wherever adulation occurs, that's where you'll find me. View quote
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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.' View quote
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Ed Asner

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Photo: Terry Ballard, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: American Actor
Born: November 15, 1929
Died: August 29, 2021
Quotes count: 18