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Comedy is tragedy plus time.
Carol Burnett
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Carol Burnett
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: April 26
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Carol Creighton Burnett
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More quotes by Carol Burnett
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.
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I love to write. I have always loved writing. That was my first love.
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I couldn't get the laughter out of my head. It wasn't career. It wasn't even a choice. It was a calling.
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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.
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It costs a lot to sue a magazine, and it's too bad that we don't have a system where the losing team has to pay the winning team's lawyers.
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No one ever said life was fair. Just Eventful.
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I don't eat much meat, fish, or poultry.
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Because nobody goes through life without a scar.
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You have to have faith that there is a reason you go through certain things. I can't say I'm glad to go through pain, but in a way one must, in order to gain courage and really feel joy.
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I was once asked to do my Tarzan yell at Bergdorf Goodman, and a guard burst in with a gun! Now I only do it under controlled circumstances.
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You have to go through the falling down in order to learn to walk. It helps to know that you can survive it. That's an education in itself.
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As far as sitcoms go, I thought Jenna Elfman in 'Dharma and Greg' was a wonderful physical comedienne who had great timing.
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Giving birth is like taking your lower lip and forcing it over your head.
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there were times when I was more at home in front of millions of people than I was at home.
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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
I don't have false teeth. Do you think I'd buy teeth like these?
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I had a good loud voice and I wasn't afraid to be goofy or zany.
Carol Burnett
I have always grown from my problems and challenges, from the things that don't work out, that's when I've really learned.
Carol Burnett
My grandmother and I saw an average of eight movies a week, double features, second run.
Carol Burnett
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.
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