Bea Arthur
Bea Arthur
Beatrice Arthur, also known as Bea Arthur, was an American actress, comedian, and singer. Her career spanned seven decades...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActress
Date of Birth13 May 1923
CountryUnited States of America
blonde saw screen small star women
My dream was to become a very small blonde movie star like Ida Lupino and those other women I saw up there on the screen during the Depression.
kate listen smith television
I think I always sang, I always used to listen to old Bessie Smith records, and Kate Smith. And Billie Holiday. Before television when there was radio.
chicago everybody girls golden hours loves shown three
I'm here now in Chicago doing my own show, and I think Golden Girls is shown three hours a day here, and everybody loves it.
together
When you are working with someone it's like family, you are together every day.
adult along came life recurring secure spent tv wonderful
I really feel all my adult life has been spent in that little black box. If a wonderful part on TV came along I would do it. But I don't want to do a recurring role. It would just be my luck that the thing would be successful. I'm old enough now and also secure enough financially that I really only want to do what I want to do.
involving
I'm very, very involved in charities involving youth.
creatures excellent god human knows living mean minute seen similarity turn
I've seen so many excellent actors - excellent actors - who, the minute they're told they're in a comedy, turn into God knows what - creatures from another planet! I mean they just... the voice changes, they don't look the same, it's like - it has no similarity to any living human being, do you know what I mean?
energy home stay total waste worrying
I'm 5-feet-9, I have a deep voice, and I have a way with a line. What can I do about it? I can't stay home waiting for something different. I think it's a total waste of energy worrying about typecasting.
fell night opening
Unfortunately opening night in Minneapolis I fell of the stage.
audiences front
For us it was really the same, because we did the show in front of a live audience, it was like being on stage.
people playing
But at least I'm not playing other people for a change.
exercise love
I love cooking, I love reading, I love anything that doesn't take too much exercise!
malcolm middle
I did a thing on Malcolm in the Middle which I loved.
anecdotes number
I can't say it's autobiographical, but I do tell a number of anecdotes that I think are amusing.