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I think I'm pretty average. Typical.
Everybody has a dysfunctional family.
Life is much too serious to be taken seriously.
I've always thought George Carlin was brilliant.
I never got to Broadway. I would love to do that.
I remember being totally enamored with Sid Caesar.
There's going to be a picture of 'Mama' on my obit.
It's just kinda what I did: played crazy old ladies.
My fans were probably the most therapeutic thing for me.
The fun part for me is to just really push that envelope.
I am opinionated and want to be part of the conversations.
I was lucky to have my allergist who diagnosed me with CIU.
I went to UCLA, my dad's alma mater, and that was his dream.
'Mama's Family' was kind of like everyone's guilty pleasure.
My favorite game shows were 'Password' and '$25,000 Pyramid.'
RuPaul knew details of the 'Burnett Show' that even surprised me.
I had a hit talk show. I just wasn't working for the right people.
Harvey Korman was like a private tutor to me. He was such a mentor.
Dick Clark and I had such a hysterical relationship with each other.
Things have always sort of happened for me. Something else always comes up.
I love to cook. I'm a sailor. And I was the eighth-grade ping-pong champion.
This country wants to laugh. We want to, and we need to. I'm happy to oblige.
I was trying to be Mary Tyler Moore. I loved her in 'The Dick Van Dyke Show.'
That's my opportunity to hide behind that old lady and say what I want to say.
I always tell people I went to the Harvard School of Comedy in front of America.
Everyone has fond memories of 'The Carol Burnett Show' and the characters we did.
I wanted to study to be a dental hygienist, marry a rich dentist, and hang it up.
A lot of the things that loved ones say to each other, friends would never accept.
It's always good to play tennis with a better player to bring out the best in you.
I think it is a universal problem that we are so often cruel to the people we love.
I never intended to be in show business; I intended to be an extremely grounded person.
Mama is my chance to be a stand-up comedian. In my mind, it's my chance to be Chris Rock.
I think coming East and doing something like Broadway would probably be a good career move.
I don't care about making a fool of myself on stage anymore. I don't care what people think.
Everybody just told me from the day I went into high school that I looked like Carol Burnett.
I've really enjoyed doing 'Annie Get Your Gun' and loved Neil Simon stuff like 'Chapter Two.'
I feel it is time to lighten up and laugh about things and enjoy ourselves a little bit more.
I hear from many a man around Halloween that's dressed up as Mama for Halloween. It's a great costume.
I am no prude, but when I watch comedy, I ask myself, 'Who wrote this? A teenage boy in the locker room?'
I do love pasta. It gets me into trouble. If I could give up pasta and bread, I'd look like Cate Blanchett.
When I was in high school, in my generation, I thought that you got a logical, sensible job, or you got married.
Even though I was in close proximity to everything, it never really dawned on me to pursue a career in show business.
When I first got an outbreak of hives, I tried everything to find relief. I felt like no one understood what I was going through.
It took me a lot of years on the 'Burnett' show to feel like I had earned the privilege to play in the sandbox with the grown-ups.
I think the older you get, the more 'let's cut to the chase' you get, 'let's quit quibbling about this, let's tell it like it is.'
I go out and speak to women's groups all the time, and I say, 'Guys, you gotta laugh and find the humor in things. You gotta pass it on.'
When I hosted 'Win, Lose or Draw,' it was always fascinating to me that no one knew where anything was when they had to draw a destination.
My parents raised me to believe that when one door slams in your face, turn around because there's probably another door opening up somewhere.
CIU is not something to just tolerate. It's important to find an allergist or dermatologist who can work with you to help manage your condition.
People would get Carol Burnett and Vicki Lawrence all mushed together in their brains, and, bless their hearts, it would come out Carol Lawrence.