Al Lewis
Al Lewis
Al Lewiswas an American character actor best known for his role as Count Dracula lookalike "Grandpa Munster," opposite Fred Gwynne's and Yvonne DeCarlo's characters on the CBS television series The Munsters from 1964 to 1966 and its subsequent film versions. Later in life, he was also a restaurant owner, political candidate, and radio broadcaster...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth30 April 1923
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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.
The struggle goes on. The victory is in the struggle, for me. And I accepted that a long time ago.
The United States, per capita, at a certain period in its history, had the most junkies of any country ever in the world - right after the Civil War. The most brutal war, the greatest amount of casualties that America's ever had.
I have an old brain but a terrific memory.
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!
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.
As long as you gave it your best shot, even if in the opinion of others 'you failed,' you didn't fail.
America gets the politicians they deserve. That's it. And you keep struggling.
If anything I consider myself an anarchist,
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.
I went to all the Love-Ins. I took my kids. I enjoyed myself.
I'm more important to me than any body you can mention. Do you know that?
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.
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.