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I do the 'New York Times' crossword puzzle every morning to keep the old grey matter ticking.

~Carol Burnett

Topics: Crossword Every Grey Keep Matter Morning New New York New York Times Old Puzzle Ticking Times York

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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.

~Carol Burnett

Topics: Asked Burst Circumstances Controlled Guard Gun Now Once Only Tarzan Yell

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I am not a joke-teller. Stand-up, I couldn't do.

~Carol Burnett

Topics: Am Stand-Up I Am

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When I was starting out in this business, that was the norm. You did it all. You looked around, and entertainers could dance, sing, play the piano, act, make you laugh.

~Carol Burnett

Topics: Act Around Business Could Dance Did Entertainers Laugh Looked Make Norm Out Piano Play Sing Starting You

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Giving birth is like taking your lower lip and forcing it over your head.

~Carol Burnett

Topics: Birth Forcing Giving Head Like Lip Lower Over Taking Your

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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.

~Carol Burnett

Topics: Able Around Ask Asked Earn Even Famous Laugh Life Living Making Nose People Private Private Life Somebody

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I didn't really get comfortable until I got to UCLA, and I had to take an acting course because I was studying theater arts.

~Carol Burnett

Topics: Acting Arts Because Comfortable Course Get Got Had Really Studying Take Theater Until Ucla

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But I don't begrudge anybody, because I know how hard it is to have that dream and to make it happen, whether or not it's just to put a roof over your head and food on the table.

~Carol Burnett

Topics: Anybody Because Dream Food Happen Hard Head How Just Know Make Make It Happen Over Put Roof Table Whether Your

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I think the hardest thing to do in the world, show-business-wise, is write comedy.

~Carol Burnett

Topics: Comedy Hardest Hardest Thing The Hardest Thing Thing Think World Write I Think

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I never regretted turning down anything, I never regretted losing a job because I always felt something else was out there.

~Carol Burnett

Topics: Always Anything Because Down Else Felt Job Losing Never Out Regretted Something Something Else Turning

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: April 26th, 1933

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