Ed O'Neill

“When I read the pilot 'for Married with Children', it just reminded me of my Uncle Joe... just a self-deprecating kind of guy. He'd come home from work, and the wife would maybe say 'I ran over the dog this morning in the driveway'. And he would say 'Fine, what's for dinner?”

“We need elected officials who overcome partisan politics to really help people.”

“Ohio's future is important to me.”

“In the summer we graduated we flipped out completely, drinking beer, cruising in our cars and beating up each other. It was a crazy summer. That's when I started to be interested in girls.”

“I could always say I wished I had a better film career... but overall, I've been one of the lucky ones.”

“I had a lot of trouble with my coaches. Your coaches are father figures - you look to what they say. Well, the reality of it is, they are just shmucks.”

“I channel surf like probably most people.”

“I'd loved to wear jeans and t-shirts, but everybody was in the peace movement back then. And that was my ploy. I had to be careful not to say things like 'I like meat.' Actually I just wanted to drink beer and to screw.”

“I used to be a wonderful auditioner. When I was living in New York, I'd audition every day. And I like to audition. But then it got to a point where I didn't like it anymore.”

“If you can sustain a career over 40 years in this business, you've gotta consider yourself lucky.”

“Comedy is not easy to do - where you make someone laugh out loud in their living room.”

“Back then I said to myself 'screw football.' Actually I just took part in this camp as there was nothing better for me to do. They also didn't draft me because they thought I was too wild and undisciplined.”

“That's a big deal for kids, when they come into the kitchen and the teacher is drinking coffee with mom. They react differently on the next day when you say: 'Sit down and shut-up!'”

“I knew I was a good stage actor but I had no idea about movies. And I wasn't a Paul Newman type of guy. That's why I thought the stage is just right for me.”

“My father, he was a strong guy, a handsome guy, and a hard worker. I don't believe he ever missed a day of work in his life.”

“Larry David just makes me laugh.”

“I was in Africa once. I was in Kenya. I got off the plane, and I thought, 'Africa...' Some guy in a dashiki said, 'Mr. Bundy. Oh my God, it's you.'”

“Youngstown and Toledo have a lot in common.”

“I think I 'turn off' women. I've a kind of a weird personality. Women may think that I'm a mess.”

“I had done some acting in high school. I was terrible.”