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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.

~Carol Burnett

Topics: As Far As Far Go Great Had Physical Sitcoms Thought Timing Who Wonderful Dharma

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

~Carol Burnett

Topics: Broadway Comedy Musical Wanted

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I'm not always optimistic. You wouldn't have all cylinders cooking if you were always like Mary Poppins.

~Carol Burnett

Topics: Always Cooking Like Mary Mary Poppins Optimistic Were You

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I very much enjoyed doing 'Law & Order,' playing a killer - that was fun, and they had a family feel around the set, so it was a happy show to do even though the subject matter was quite the opposite.

~Carol Burnett

Topics: Around Doing Enjoyed Even Family Feel Fun Had Happy Killer Law Matter Much Opposite Order Playing Quite Set Show Subject Subject Matter Though Very

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My grandmother and I would go see movies, and we'd come back to the apartment - we had a one-room apartment in Hollywood - and I would kind of lock myself in this little dressing room area with a cracked mirror on the door and act out what I had just seen.

~Carol Burnett

Topics: Act Apartment Area Back Come Cracked Door Dressing Dressing Room Go Grandmother Had Hollywood Just Kind Little Lock Mirror Movies Myself Out Room See Seen Would

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I was kind of shy as a kid. I was a pretty good student. I was a wallflower, or nerd, if you will.

~Carol Burnett

Topics: Good Good Student Kid Kind Nerd Pretty Pretty Good Shy Student Will You

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I struggled for a while, but when I was cast in an Off Broadway show called 'Once Upon a Mattress,' that kind of put me on the map.

~Carol Burnett

Topics: Broadway Broadway Show Cast Kind Map Mattress Me Off Once Put Show Struggled While

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

~Carol Burnett

Topics: Amy Ball Comics Female Fey Great Some Think Tina Tina Fey Wax Whole

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

~Carol Burnett

Topics: Contract Left Moore Show Signed Cbs

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I'm into 'House of Cards.' 'Breaking Bad' - my God, did I binge on that!

~Carol Burnett

Topics: Bad Binge Breaking Breaking Bad Cards Did God House House Of Cards

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: April 26th, 1933

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