Television shapes culture more than people realize. That's a... - Lorne Michaels

"Television shapes culture more than people realize. That's a responsibility I've never taken lightly."

Lorne Michaels Power

Comedy Producer Canadian Born 1944 (age 82)

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"The show doesn't go on because it's ready; it goes on because it's eleven thirty."

"Live television is the hardest thing you can do in show business."

"Comedy is about truth, and Saturday Night Live has always been about telling the truth."

"You have to be willing to fail in order to succeed."

"Power without control is just destruction."

"Power is not about control, it's about influence"

"The world doesn't need me to be the hero. It just needs me to be dangerous."

"The claws come out when I need them to."