Rob Reiner Biography

“People can be ignorant and still have loving, human qualities.”

"He couldn't have been more different from Archie Bunker. He cared about the little guy. He shone a light on bigotry and ignorance and hope. Arguably, he created the single most indelible character in the history of American television." (commenting on his "All in the Family" co-star Carroll O'Connor)

“Every single person in jail for a violent crime had a nightmare childhood.”

“Everybody talks about wanting to change things and help and fix, but ultimately all you can do is fix yourself. And that’s a lot. Because if you can fix yourself, it has a ripple effect.”

“I like writing because you can make things happen and turn out the way they never do in real life.”

“I know how sobering and exhausting parenthood is. But the reality is that our children’s future depends on us as parents. Because we know that the first years truly last forever.”

“Something is wrong here, and it’s more than easy access to guns or violence on TV. It’s about lack of love and attachment to loving people early in life.”

“The problem we have right now in Washington is we don’t have the face of a leader.”