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When I was in college at UCLA...

When I was in college at UCLA, I took a playwriting course. I was all set to be a writer. But I had to take this acting class as a theater arts major. I had to do this scene in a one-act comedy. I just said this line, and then... this laugh happened. I thought, 'Whoa. This is a really good feeling. What have I been missing?'

Carol Burnett 103 quotes

You know, one wonderful thing...

You know, one wonderful thing that came out of my Enquirer experience is that, in my case, it was ruled tabloids are magazines. Which means they didn't have the protection that a newspaper has.

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My grandmother and I followed...

My grandmother and I followed my mother here, to a house a block north of Hollywood Boulevard but a million miles away from Hollywood, if you know what I mean. We would hang out behind the ropes and look at the movie stars arriving at the premieres.

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Comedy is tragedy plus time. ...

Comedy is tragedy plus time.

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I was raised going to the mov...

I was raised going to the movies with my grandmother as a kid. And then I'd come home, and my best friend and I would act out the films that we saw.

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I've always been optimistic. ...

I've always been optimistic. And I have a feeling that it happened because of going to all those movies with my grandmother in the '40s because there was no cynicism.

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If someone tells you that you...

If someone tells you that you cannot do something and you believe it, they are right.

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You do have to love your kids...

You do have to love your kids enough to let them hate you. But it's the disease that's hating you, not them.

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I'm really not that funny in ...

I'm really not that funny in real life. But I am the best audience one could find. I love to laugh.

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I always had a weak chin beca...

I always had a weak chin because we couldn't afford to correct my bite, which could have been corrected with braces. So the chin was always weak. And I always was - kind of hated my profile. And I thought wouldn't it be nice someday to feel the rain on your chin without having to look up.

Carol Burnett 103 quotes

Have you noticed that all you...

Have you noticed that all you need to grow healthy, vigorous grass is a crack in your sidewalk? Having a baby is like taking your lower lip and forcing it over your head.

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If you see a kid in school, w...

If you see a kid in school, who is a little shy ... that's when you should reach out. When you do, you are going to open up a flower and discover something wonderful.

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If you want to know the feeli...

If you want to know the feeling [of labor pain], just take your bottom lip and pull it over your head.

Carol Burnett 103 quotes

No matter what, when you majo...

No matter what, when you major in theater arts whether you want to write or be a director or design scenery or whatever, when you are a freshman at UCLA then - I guess it's still the same way - you had to take an acting class.

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I'm glad I was born when I wa...

I'm glad I was born when I was. My time was the golden age of variety. If I were starting out again now, maybe things would happen for me, but it certainly would not be on a variety show with 28 musicians, 12 dancers, two major guest stars, 50 costumes a week by Bob Mackie - the networks just wouldn't spend the money today.

Carol Burnett 103 quotes

I always felt that I was more...

I always felt that I was more of an actress than a - I can't tell a joke to save my soul, but that I was a comedic actress.

Carol Burnett 103 quotes

I couldn't get the laughter o...

I couldn't get the laughter out of my head. It wasn't career. It wasn't even a choice. It was a calling.

Carol Burnett 103 quotes

No one ever said life was fai...

No one ever said life was fair. Just Eventful.

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What I do when I write is I j...

What I do when I write is I just write the way I would tell it, so it comes out just exactly the way I would talk to you.

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The first time someone said, ...

The first time someone said, 'What are your measurements?' I answered, '37, 24, 38 - but not necessarily in that order.'

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