Lear sign this and you will forever mean you didn't care. "But then I would ask myself, if anybody came up with a piece of paper and a pencil and said, Mr. And even as I say it I can feel my fist wanting to clinch, my jaw (tightens jaw), because I can feel that feeling," he said. And I remember thinking, screw them I don't care. "I would watch hundreds of bombs dropping and wonder, what if one missed a target and hit a home. And Donald Trump is a way of saying this is the kind of leadership you give us, take this and make him your freaking president." The almost 90 minute film chronicles Lear's time in the Army, something the Connecticut native said gave him a new understanding of humanity. Whether it's corporate America or medical America or political America or media America, we don't give them the leadership they earn. I think the American people are fed up with the leadership we provide them. But he would have been a better president then the fellow that's running now." Adding: "I think Donald Trump is the middle finger of the American right hand. A lot of beliefs that came out of not knowing. But Archie Bunker was, you know, had a heart and soul. "I understand why people think one and then think the other. republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, but Lear says there is no link. Archie Bunker, one of Lear's most iconic characters from "All in the Family," has been compared to current U.S. Some of the topics explored and considered taboo at the time were abortion, homosexuality, racism and breast cancer. The fact that I'm of serious mind and cared to do comedy that was serious, that just came with the territory of the kind of human being, I guess, I grew to be," he said. "We were making a good living, but that was what it was about.
Using humor, Lear was able to tackle social and political issues, but not without fighting network censors.
The four time Emmy award winner created numerous programs in the 1970s and 80s, with "All in the Family," 'Maude," "The Jeffersons," and "Good Times" being among the most well known. At one point, Lear had six of the top ten shows on the air. You know, I think we are version of one another in our common humanity and they picked it up and I love that they used it as a title," he added. "My bumper sticker reads, 'just another version of you,' which is kind of what I mean at heart. They loved my bumper sticker, said Lear, speaking of Ewing and Grady. American Masters had asked me a number of times before, but not with these two women. After more than six decades, Lear talks about the highlights of both his career and personal life in the new documentary, "American Masters - Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You," by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady. ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) STORY: With a goal of simply earning a living and supporting his family, Norman Lear became one of the most influential television producers.
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