Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett
Carol Creighton Burnettis an American actress, comedian, singer, and writer, whose career spans six decades of television. She is best known for her long-running TV variety show, The Carol Burnett Show, for CBS. She has achieved success on stage, television, and film in varying genres including dramatic and comedy roles. She also has appeared on various talk shows and as a panelist on game shows...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth26 April 1933
CitySan Antonio, TX
CountryUnited States of America
I always felt that I was more of an actress than a - I can't tell a joke to save my soul, but that I was a comedic actress.
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.
It costs a lot to sue a magazine, and it's too bad that we don't have a system where the losing team has to pay the winning team's lawyers.
Well, I don't know how astute I am, but I did want to be a journalist when I was growing up.
My grandmother and I followed my mother here, to a house a block north of Hollywood Boulevard but a million miles away from Hollywood, if you know what I mean. We would hang out behind the ropes and look at the movie stars arriving at the premieres.
I have a great memory.
I don't eat much meat, fish, or poultry.
I always preferred working with somebody so I could look into their eyeballs and play tennis.
I love to write. I have always loved writing. That was my first love.
Originally, I came from Texas, and we lived on - I guess you'd call it welfare, what we called relief.
My interesting diet tips are eat early and don't nosh between meals. I mean, I can pack it away.
As far as sitcoms go, I thought Jenna Elfman in 'Dharma and Greg' was a wonderful physical comedienne who had great timing.
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.
What I do when I write is I just write the way I would tell it, so it comes out just exactly the way I would talk to you.