Carroll O'Connor

Millions of people thought Archie was a happy hero.

Those offers come in now and again. They're not knocking down my door. I'm only an old character actor, and I'm not needed.

One irreducible residual of 38 years in the business is the number of lasting, loving friendships I have made.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

Maybe I just wasn't a show-biz type. I didn't miss performing at all.

Most of my work has no conventional narrative, so it's not essential to have a beginning and an end - your attention can flow in and out of the experience rather than having a set entry point.