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There's never been a time in history, no matter what the public thinks, when actors have been paid more than they should be.

~Ed Asner

Topics: Actor Been History Matter More Never Paid Public Should Than Thinks Time

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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.

~Ed Asner

Topics: Actor After Athlete Category Different Fade Fades He His Hot Like Necessarily Nothingness String Then Years

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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.

~Ed Asner

Topics: Acting Actor Always Around Backstage Because Engaged Enough Get Go Job Keep Learn Learning Move Never Off Once Only Primarily Stance Stand Still Stop Take Theater Then Tickets Whatever Where Will You Yourself

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I don't believe in God, though I'm not prepared to call myself an atheist either. You know the old phrase: 'There are no atheists in foxholes.' I've never been in a foxhole, and if I ever find myself in a foxhole, I'll let you know if I believe in God or not.

~Ed Asner

Topics: Atheist Atheists Been Believe Call Either Ever Find God Know Myself Never Old Phrase Prepared Though You I Believe I Believe In

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I went into acting as psychotherapy, and it's still a work in progress.

~Ed Asner

Topics: Acting Progress Psychotherapy Still Work

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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.

~Ed Asner

Topics: Acting Actor Laws Like Making Same Sausages Say They Say Watch Who Works You

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Where the work goes, I go. Wherever adulation occurs, that's where you'll find me.

~Ed Asner

Topics: Adulation Find Go Goes Me Occurs Where Wherever Work You

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I was a newspaper editor in high school, and I truly thought of journalism as a career. I loved it.

~Ed Asner

Topics: Career Editor High High School Journalism Loved Newspaper School Thought Truly

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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.

~Ed Asner

Topics: Because Character Comedy Essentials Exert Gotten How Matter May More Need Older Portraying Presenting Tragic Truth

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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.

~Ed Asner

Topics: Also Awful Based Cards Civil Civil War Earliest Feelings Got Political Some Spanish War Were

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: November 15th, 1929

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