There's a conflict between what's in your mind and what's in your body. Norman Lloyd More Quotes by Norman Lloyd More Quotes From Norman Lloyd I was in my second year at NYU. I knew what I wanted to do, and I just walked out of college. So, from the age of 17, I've been able to do what I wanted, and that makes for a kind of contentment, a fairly pleasant demeanor. Norman Lloyd yearjustcollegeage Everyone's looking for who's hot. What about looking for who's good? Norman Lloyd everyonelookinggoodhot 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 cityfamilymotherfather I think if you allow yourself to mope and feel sorry for yourself, it can take years off your life. Norman Lloyd yourselfyousorrylife You must be active; you must be positive, even if things don't go the way you want them to. Norman Lloyd goyoupositiveway You know I've never worked without a script before, but with Apatow, it's all improvisation. He calls out a premise, and you have to adapt. Norman Lloyd withoutneverknowyou I always felt it was necessary to keep up some kind of communication with other people. Norman Lloyd somealwayscommunicationpeople I'm a pure spirit, ha ha ha! Norman Lloyd purespirit I used to watch Babe Ruth for 50 cents. Now, baseball tickets are $400! Norman Lloyd watchnowusedbaseball I loved 'Modern Family!' It was sort of the precursor to 'Trainwreck,' to that character. But I loved it. I had a great time doing it. Norman Lloyd greatfamilytimecharacter I was clearly brought into the whole thing about acting by my mother. She loved the theater. She had a very pleasant singing voice, which she used to sing for her ladies' club. Norman Lloyd lovedsingingvoicemother Karl Malden! A dear, dear, dear friend. I loved Karl. He was great. Norman Lloyd lovedfriendgreatdear I loved working with Renoir on 'The Southerner.' Oh, I loved it! I particularly loved when he had a scene with a cow going through a garden, and he wanted a little dog to come and bark at it and chase it out. Norman Lloyd cowlovedgardendog As far as 'St. Elsewhere' goes, I just loved that show. Norman Lloyd farshowlovedjust I'm very fond of Amy Schumer. I think she's terrific, an enormous talent. Norman Lloyd i-thinkshethinktalent Peter Weir is remarkable. He can do anything. Norman Lloyd anythinghepeterremarkable I'm very proud of the people with whom I've worked. It's an amazing collection that just by happenstance happened. Norman Lloyd amazingjustproudpeople There were little Charlie Chaplins that you would wind up, and they would walk. I remember vividly. I was sitting in the high chair with the little tray in front of me. My parents would wind it up, and it would walk to me. Norman Lloyd walkparentsmeyou I imagine I was supposed to become a lawyer or something. But this was the Depression; the lawyers I saw were all driving cabs. So I thought, 'Well, if I'm going to be badly off anyway, I might as well be badly off in the theater, where you get used to it.' Norman Lloyd youdrivinglawyerdepression I very much admired Lancaster. George Clooney reminds me of him today. Not all the macho, swinging around that Burt used to do, but the courage. You know where you stand with men like that. Norman Lloyd mecouragetodaymen
