Al Lewis Quotes

Al Lewis was an American actor best known for his role as Grandpa Munster in the television series "The Munsters." With his memorable portrayal of the iconic character, Lewis became a beloved figure in the realm of classic television and left a lasting impression on audiences with his comedic timing and lovable charm.

As long as you gave it your best shot, even if in the opinion of others 'you failed,' you didn't fail.

I've been in the struggle over seventy years - it ... -Al Lewis

I've been in the struggle over seventy years - it doesn't bother me I may not win.

I have an old brain but a terrific memory.... -Al Lewis

I have an old brain but a terrific memory.

I think people need housing. And there's empty buildings, I think people should live in there. If you want to call them squatters, trespassers, hey, I call Wall Street thieves!

There's more to anybody. Just because you haven't ... -Al Lewis

There's more to anybody. Just because you haven't noticed it, that's your problem, that's not mine.

The ruling class is smarter than you, and they're more creative. And if you forget that lesson, you go down the drain. Because if they weren't, they wouldn't be around as long as they have been and as strong as they have been.

Oscar Wilde said the rich and the poor are equal - they can both sleep under the bridge. Right? Do they have a right? You're damn right they have a right!

I prefer that for my own satisfaction over radio, there's no audience. TV, there's no audience. I need the response of the audience, even if it's a silent response.

I'm for everyone having the opportunity to accept ... -Al Lewis

I'm for everyone having the opportunity to accept a $150,000 bribe.

I was an organizer in the Food, Agricultural and T... -Al Lewis

I was an organizer in the Food, Agricultural and Tobacco Workers Union down in North Carolina.

Understood what the struggle was about. My mother. Couldn't read or write, but she had more sense than many a graduate from Harvard.

I'm more important to me than any body you can men... -Al Lewis

I'm more important to me than any body you can mention. Do you know that?

I probably worked every single entertainment medium, including some that don't exist. I worked the circus, carnival, I had my own medicine show, I worked 18 years of radio.

But find something that you absolutely love doing. And then get to love the way you do it. That's the uniqueness of all of us. That's it.

I went to all the Love-Ins. I took my kids. I enjo... -Al Lewis

I went to all the Love-Ins. I took my kids. I enjoyed myself.

Every Friday I used to have about fifty, sixty kids who would wait for me on Sunset Boulevard and I'd take them all to dinner. All runaways.

What motivated me? My mother. My mother was an immigrant woman, a peasant woman, struggled all her life, worked in the garment center.

The struggle goes on. The victory is in the strugg... -Al Lewis

The struggle goes on. The victory is in the struggle, for me. And I accepted that a long time ago.

America gets the politicians they deserve. That's ... -Al Lewis

America gets the politicians they deserve. That's it. And you keep struggling.

My secret for success? I don't know what the hell ... -Al Lewis

My secret for success? I don't know what the hell success means.

I know who I am. I don't have to brag. I know what I contributed. I know what I did. You think you can do it better? Hey, go right ahead. The stage is yours.

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