I'm so happy with what has happened in my life. Carol Burnett More Quotes by Carol Burnett More Quotes From Carol Burnett I don't eat much meat, fish, or poultry. Carol Burnett poultryfishesmeat 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. Carol Burnett blockstarsmother In '57, I got a job at the Blue Angel nightclub, and a gentleman named Ken Welch wrote all my material for me. I lived at a place called the Rehearsal Club that was actually the basis for a play called Stage Door. Carol Burnett angelplayjobs 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. Carol Burnett tabloidsmagazinesmean 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 comedicactressessoul As far as sitcoms go, I thought Jenna Elfman in 'Dharma and Greg' was a wonderful physical comedienne who had great timing. Carol Burnett dharmatimingwonderful 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. Carol Burnett writingway Well, I don't know how astute I am, but I did want to be a journalist when I was growing up. Carol Burnett astutegrowing-upwant Originally, I came from Texas, and we lived on - I guess you'd call it welfare, what we called relief. Carol Burnett welfarerelieftexas I don't have false teeth. Do you think I'd buy teeth like these? Carol Burnett funny-inspirationalmemorablethinking 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 dancerstarstwo When someone who is known for being comedic does something straight, it's always "a big breakthrough" or a "radical departure." Why is is no one ever says that if a straight actor does comedy? Are they presuming comedy is easier? Carol Burnett actorshumordoe there were times when I was more at home in front of millions of people than I was at home. Carol Burnett millionshomepeople What I like to write about is stuff I know. I don't think I could write a novel. I don't think I have it in me to come up with those kinds of characters. Carol Burnett writingcharacterthinking I think the hardest thing to do in the world, show-business-wise, is write comedy. Carol Burnett wisewritingthinking I never regretted turning down anything, I never regretted losing a job because I always felt something else was out there. Carol Burnett never-regretlosingjobs I have a great memory. Carol Burnett great-memoriesmemories 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 nicerainlooks My grandmother and I saw an average of eight movies a week, double features, second run. Carol Burnett eightgrandmotherrunning My interesting diet tips are eat early and don't nosh between meals. I mean, I can pack it away. Carol Burnett mealsmeaninteresting
