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There was this real fear in doing 'Square Pegs' after getting such a fast ride to glory on 'Saturday Night Live'. I was afraid that the word would be 'peaks early, fails to live up to promise.'

~Anne Beatts

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I just wanted to fit in as a teenager, but it was hopeless.

~Anne Beatts

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In some ways, what I need is a wife.

~Anne Beatts

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The great thing is that I'm getting my revenge on everybody who treated me badly in high school. The bad thing is I had to go back to high school to do it.

~Anne Beatts

Topics: Back Bad Bad Thing Badly Everybody Getting Go Great Great Thing Had High High School Me Revenge School Thing Treated Who

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There are some famous people, and I've met them, who you might think are great, and then you meet them, and you discover that they not only have feet but heads of clay.

~Anne Beatts

Topics: Clay Discover Famous Famous People Feet Great Heads Meet Met Might Only People Some Them Then Think Who You

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The wonderful thing about Gilda Radner was that she was not a person who disappointed.

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I was attracted to people who were funny because I wanted to be in that world.

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I was lucky that when Lorne Michaels came looking for women comedy writers, there weren't too many in New York at the time. I was at the top of a very short list. I think that was all good fortune.

~Anne Beatts

Topics: Came Comedy Fortune Good Good Fortune List Looking Lucky Many New New York Short Think Time Too Top Very Were Women Writers York I Think

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If you want to write for T.V. and movies, you will be subjected to kind and unkind criticism. You had better get used to it and develop a shell.

~Anne Beatts

Topics: Better Criticism Develop Get Had Kind Movies Shell Subjected Unkind Used Want Will Write You

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If you think of the people who are funny in your life, you'll note it's not because they tell jokes, it's because of their character. If you develop characters, then you'll know them, and you'll know how they'll speak. The comedy will come out of the character.

~Anne Beatts

Topics: Because Character Characters Come Comedy Develop Funny How Jokes Know Life Note Out People Speak Tell Them Then Think Who Will You Your

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: Unknown

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