Anne Beatts
Anne Beatts
Anne Beattsis an American comedy writer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
fails fast fear glory ride word
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.'
comedy develop funny life note people
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.
badly everybody great school treated
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.
trying want helping
If you want to do something, try it! The worst anyone you ask for help can do is say no.
boys men thinking
I have a theory about American men -- I think they think women are boys who don't know how to throw a ball very well. American women are forced into the role of being men without penises, of being men who haven't quite been able to make it. If women don't want to be pussycats, then they get forced into the role of being almost as good as men. Which is lousy.
friends winning night
A friend is someone you can call in the middle of the night when your man is gone, or you wish he would go, or you suspect your cellulite is winning - or even just to prove to yourself that there is someone you can call in the middle of the night.
wonderful persons disappointed
The wonderful thing about Gilda Radner was that she was not a person who disappointed.
discover famous great heads meet met might
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.