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
Originally, I came from Texas, and we lived on - I guess you'd call it welfare, what we called relief.
Daddy, when he drank, just became sweeter. There wasn't a mean thought in his body. I've always said he was like a drunk Jimmy Stewart.
Have you noticed that all you need to grow healthy, vigorous grass is a crack in your sidewalk? Having a baby is like taking your lower lip and forcing it over your head.
If you see a kid in school, who is a little shy ... that's when you should reach out. When you do, you are going to open up a flower and discover something wonderful.
I couldn't get the laughter out of my head. It wasn't career. It wasn't even a choice. It was a calling.
I have always grown from my problems and challenges, from the things that don't work out, that's when I've really learned.
there were times when I was more at home in front of millions of people than I was at home.
My grandmother and I saw an average of eight movies a week, double features, second run.
I love the writing. I love the idea of typing and seeing it on the computer and printing it out myself and, you know, moving sentences around. I like that.
Giving birth is like taking your lower lip and forcing it over your head.
We don't stop going to school when we graduate.
I had a good loud voice and I wasn't afraid to be goofy or zany.
It's also selfish because it makes you feel good when you help others. I've been helped by acts of kindness from strangers. That's why we're here, after all, to help others.
It's almost impossible to be funnier than the people in Washington.