--- title: "1 Like Al Quotes By Ed O'Neill" description: "1 Like Al quotes by Ed O'Neill. Plus more from Ed O'Neill and more Like Al sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25f/ed-o-neill-13850_acting_i-used-to-say-things-like-my-name-s-not_2996341.png" --- > [I used to say things like, 'My name's not Al (Bundy), you know?' Not to the press, but to fans. 'My name is actually Ed.' I'd find myself saying that, and I'd think, 'Who do you think they think you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/i-used-to-say-things-like-my-name-s-not-al-bundy-you-know-not-to-the/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25f/ed-o-neill-13850_acting_i-used-to-say-things-like-my-name-s-not_2996341.png) ## More by Ed O'Neill > [In the summer we graduated we flipped out completely, drinking beer, cruising in our cars and beating up each other. It was a crazy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/in-the-summer-we-graduated-we-flipped-out-completely-drinking-beer/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) > [I could always say I wished I had a better film career... but overall, I've been one of the lucky ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/i-could-always-say-i-wished-i-had-a-better-film-career-but-overall-i/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) > [We need to elect leaders who have a strong moral compass. Leaders who are honest, straightforward, and tough - with a love of justice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/we-need-to-elect-leaders-who-have-a-strong-moral-compass-leaders-who/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) > [When you come from where I come from, you're trying to get approval for something - you don't know what.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/when-you-come-from-where-i-come-from-you-re-trying-to-get-approval/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) > [I loved the movie theater so I always saw a lot of movies. And then there was a play, I saw in the local…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/i-loved-the-movie-theater-so-i-always-saw-a-lot-of-movies-and-then/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) > [I always found that drama, really good drama, has a lot of comedy in it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/i-always-found-that-drama-really-good-drama-has-a-lot-of-comedy-in-it/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) > [All this flying around got on my nerves. But then I gave the script to Cathy to get her opinion. When she started to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/all-this-flying-around-got-on-my-nerves-but-then-i-gave-the-script-to/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) > [I was with the Steelers, and I got cut, and I remember, when I left, I was relieved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/i-was-with-the-steelers-and-i-got-cut-and-i-remember-when-i-left-i/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) > ['Married with Children,' we were good until the fifth or sixth season, and then we limped into the 11th season.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/married-with-children-we-were-good-until-the-fifth-or-sixth-season/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) > [When I read the pilot for Married with Children, it just reminded me of my Uncle Joe... just a self-deprecating kind of guy. Hed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/when-i-read-the-pilot-for-married-with-children-it-just-reminded-me/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) > [I was adrift for a while. I worked as a substitute teacher; I sold cars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/i-was-adrift-for-a-while-i-worked-as-a-substitute-teacher-i-sold-cars/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) > [If you can sustain a career over 40 years in this business, you've gotta consider yourself lucky.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/if-you-can-sustain-a-career-over-40-years-in-this-business-you-ve/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) > [I had a lot of trouble with my coaches. Your coaches are father figures - you look to what they say. Well, the reality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/i-had-a-lot-of-trouble-with-my-coaches-your-coaches-are-father/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) > [Ohio's future is important to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/ohio-s-future-is-important-to-me/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) > [I was very slender and small. All my friends were on the team, so I had to make it too. I was a very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-o-neill/i-was-very-slender-and-small-all-my-friends-were-on-the-team-so-i-had/) [Ed O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-o-neill/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-al/ed-o-neill/#itemlist", "name": "1 Like Al Quotes By Ed O'Neill", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I used to say things like, 'My name's not Al (Bundy), you know?' Not to the press, but to fans. 'My name is actually Ed.' I'd find myself saying that, and I'd think, 'Who do you think they think you are? They only know you from that!' And finally I just got...I don't know, I guess a switch went on for me, and I realized, 'This was the greatest job that you've ever had in your life. Why are you acting like an asshole?' 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