Truly great performers reveal not only their characters but bring everything they know about the world with them. It’s not just what’s in the script but the story of everything you’ve done and of who you are. If you’re Chaplin, you’re the immigrant. No matter what he’s doing, he’s always the little guy trying to make his place in the world. Norman Lloyd Read Quote
I don’t eat shellfish. I drink wine moderately and have one whiskey every evening before dinner. Norman Lloyd Read Quote
You must be active; you must be positive, even if things don’t go the way you want them to. Norman Lloyd Read Quote
The writing was vastly superior to almost anything that was on the air. It’s one of the great shows. It was an important show… ‘St. Elsewhere’ was one of the great shows in the history of television. Norman Lloyd Read Quote
My family were Conservative Jews. My parents were both born in this country, but my father grew up on the Lower East Side, and my mother was born and raised in Harlem when there was a large Jewish ‘colony’ there. Eventually, they moved to Jersey City to get away from New York. Norman Lloyd Read Quote
When I think back on it, it’s amazing what happens to us as we move out into the world. Norman Lloyd Read Quote
The Jews are an artistic people. It’s clear from the music, the actors, the writers. They are just artists. In the early part of the 20th century, when they first came over, they had no money, but they still went to theater. The theater and education were the two biggest things in their lives. Norman Lloyd Read Quote
