In his prolific career, Norman Lear often found himself arguing with network censors.
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TRANSCRIPT
What's your beef against the networks?
I spent hour upon hour arguing with censors about the tiniest things.
The network often takes the position that, uh, Norman Lear and the others in the creative community, I mean, how can they do this?
How can they bite the hand that feeds them?
I consider that the creative community are the hands that feed, and they're biting our hands.
Action! Fella you're ten times the man I was.
Once more for the boss.
Hello! Boy, Norman's always in here, man. It's good to see you.
We don't have to nail down a story in this meeting - oh, sorry - hello?
Goodnight, love - see you tomorrow.
They just sent her over.
I had a show on the air; I had another show on the air.
Yes; no - bububu... it required another ear?
I grew another ear.
It required a broom up my butt so I could sweep the floor at the same time?
I love the expression 'Sh or go blind' - I didn't know whether to sh or go blind.
