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When I went to New York to try and make it, I never thought it wouldn't happen.

~Carol Burnett

Topics: Happen Make Never New New York Thought Try York

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When I was in college at UCLA, I took a playwriting course. I was all set to be a writer. But I had to take this acting class as a theater arts major. I had to do this scene in a one-act comedy. I just said this line, and then... this laugh happened. I thought, 'Whoa. This is a really good feeling. What have I been missing?'

~Carol Burnett

Topics: Acting Acting Class Arts Been Class College Comedy Course Feeling Good Good Feeling Had Happened Just Laugh Line Major Missing Really Said Scene Set Take Theater Then Thought Took Whoa Writer Ucla

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

~Carol Burnett

Topics: Eat Fish Meat Much Poultry

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My favorite is doing the television show, as a variety show, every week. If the show wasn't that great one week, we could always come back and apologize, you know?

~Carol Burnett

Topics: Always Apologize Back Come Could Doing Every Favorite Great Great One Know Show Television Television Show Variety Week You

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On the good days, my mother would haul out the ukulele and we'd sit around the kitchen table - it was a cardboard table with a linoleum top - and sing.

~Carol Burnett

Topics: Around Cardboard Days Good Haul Kitchen Kitchen Table Mother Out Sing Sit Table Top Ukulele Would

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I had it in my contract with CBS, a very weird clause that was never written before and certainly not since, that if I wanted to do a variety show within the first five years of the contract, CBS would have to put it on for 30 shows.

~Carol Burnett

Topics: Before Certainly Clause Contract First Five Had Never Put Show Shows Since Variety Very Wanted Weird Within Would Written Years Cbs

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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.

~Carol Burnett

Topics: Able About Always Been Before Dialog Good Good Memory Memory People Really Recount Said Things

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I really enjoy connecting with the audience.

~Carol Burnett

Topics: Audience Connecting Enjoy Really

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I was in California, and I was going to UCLA, and I knew I certainly didn't have movie star looks. I remember seeing pictures and photos of Ethel Merman and Mary Martin, who were kind of average looking. I said, 'Well, that's for me, then, to go back to New York and try to be in musical comedy on Broadway.'

~Carol Burnett

Topics: Average Back Broadway California Certainly Comedy Go Going Kind Knew Looking Looks Martin Mary Me Movie Movie Star Musical New New York Photos Pictures Remember Said Seeing Star Then Try Well Were Who York I Remember Ucla

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I don't watch sitcoms. I really don't. My problem with them is they take so long to film them that there's no spontaneity. I want to see that.

~Carol Burnett

Topics: Film Long Problem Really See Sitcoms Spontaneity Take Them Want Watch

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: April 26th, 1933

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