Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" As far as sitcoms go, I thought Jenna Elfman in 'Dharma and Greg' was a wonderful physical comedienne who had great timing. "

Related Quotes:

" I was very entertained by Betty Grable and Judy Garland. "

" But I didn't ask to have somebody nose around in my private life. I didn't even ask to be famous. All I asked was to be able to earn a living making people laugh. "

" I do think there are some great female comics: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph. They're the whole ball of wax. "

" I've always been able to recount things, and I have a really good memory about dialog and what people have said before and this and that. "

" I wanted to be on Broadway, but in musical comedy. "

" Funny is funny. I dare anyone to look at Tim Conway and Harvey Korman doing the dentist sketch, which is more than 40 years old, and not scream with laughter. "

" Ask anyone who's successful how they got there, you're going to hear a different story. "

" I have an iPhone, and I can text, and I can use the phone, and I can even take pictures with it. "

" 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. "

" I am not a person who yells at all, but I realized that I have always felt so good after doing the Tarzan yell, after doing Charo, or screaming as Eunice. "

" I'm hooked on Glenn Close in 'Damages.' "

" I have a great memory. "

" When things are a disappointment, try not to be so discouraged. "

" My first book was an open letter to my three daughters. "

" You have to really want it, and don't take it personally if you don't get a job. Because sometimes you're not the type. And sometimes it's somebody else's turn. "

" I don't eat much meat, fish, or poultry. "

" I had a good loud voice and I wasn't afraid to be goofy or zany. "

" Kristin Wiig I think is brilliant. "

" My mother was very funny. My dad had a great sense of humor. My grandmother, too. "

" Originally, I came from Texas, and we lived on - I guess you'd call it welfare, what we called relief. "

" It's also selfish because it makes you feel good when you help others. I've been helped by acts of kindness from strangers. That's why we're here, after all, to help others. "

" Well, I don't know how astute I am, but I did want to be a journalist when I was growing up. "

" If I go to a party, I'm not one to be the funniest person in the room at all. "

" 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. "

" Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me. "

" My preference is for people who can do sketch comedy or situational comedy, where it's not a joke, but it's telling a story. "

" It's not a bad thing to be able to do many things onstage. If you're an entertainer, you should be able to entertain. I'm proud to say that I'm not a one-trick pony. "

" I'm like your mother, your sister, whatever. "

" My interesting diet tips are eat early and don't nosh between meals. I mean, I can pack it away. "

" When I left 'The Garry Moore Show,' I signed a 10-year contract with CBS. "