Zitat des Tages von Vicki Lawrence:
I flew to New York to do a commercial back in the day when people could meet you at the gate, and the little agent when I came off the plane said, 'Oh, Miss Carr, we are so happy to have you here.' I went, 'Oh, for goodness sakes.'
When the opportunity came along to do 'Win, Lose or Draw,' I took it selfishly to find out if I did enjoy being me on camera. And I did that for the last two years I was doing 'Mama's Family.'
There's nobody telling Oprah what to do. There's no one telling David Letterman what he can and can't do. You've got to have 100 percent support from everybody who's behind the show, across the board.
I played Miley Cyrus' grandma on 'Hannah Montana,' and the first time I was on, they said, 'We love having veterans like you on because she's like a little sponge, and she's really appreciative of all the veterans that are coming on the show, and we just love that you're teaching her.'
When you've got kids, you turn into Mom, and that's it.
My fans were probably the most therapeutic thing for me.
I found that I need to work, and I wouldn't have known that if I hadn't taken the time off.
I had a hit talk show. I just wasn't working for the right people.
I don't care about making a fool of myself on stage anymore. I don't care what people think.
TV's been good to me.
Mama is my chance to be a stand-up comedian. In my mind, it's my chance to be Chris Rock.
I feel it is time to lighten up and laugh about things and enjoy ourselves a little bit more.
I'm very particular about what I want.
We all have somebody that sits down at the Thanksgiving table and says the most outrageous things, and you're doin' the dishes with your sister, and you're like, 'Omigod, can you believe she said that?'
When I was in high school, in my generation, I thought that you got a logical, sensible job, or you got married.
I go out and speak to women's groups all the time, and I say, 'Guys, you gotta laugh and find the humor in things. You gotta pass it on.'
Everyone has a crazy old lady in their family like 'Mama.' No one ever comes up to me and says 'Mama' is just like them, so no one is ever offended by her. Even young people like to laugh at her. I think she helps kids appreciate their own grandmothers more.
Things have always sort of happened for me. Something else always comes up.
I think I'm pretty average. Typical.
I am opinionated and want to be part of the conversations.
I remember being totally enamored with Sid Caesar.
The fun part for me is to just really push that envelope.
This country wants to laugh. We want to, and we need to. I'm happy to oblige.
When I started on the 'Burnett' show, I was just out of high school, and when we went off the air, I was 28 years old, married with two kids. At that point I felt I really wanted to be mommy to my children. But I found that after a year and a half, I really missed the part of myself that was an actress.
I love to cook. I'm a sailor. And I was the eighth-grade ping-pong champion.
My parents raised me to believe that when one door slams in your face, turn around because there's probably another door opening up somewhere.
I think the older you get, the more 'let's cut to the chase' you get, 'let's quit quibbling about this, let's tell it like it is.'
I definitely go with the flow because I feel like I have been so lucky, and so many things have happened to me that just never should have happened.
I think it's time for people to stop being so serious about everything.
That's my opportunity to hide behind that old lady and say what I want to say.
I don't get people baring their lives on television. Maybe it makes other people feel better about themselves. Is that what it is? You watch these people making total fools of themselves. It's like there's absolutely no privacy.
I've always thought George Carlin was brilliant.
There's going to be a picture of 'Mama' on my obit.
I do love pasta. It gets me into trouble. If I could give up pasta and bread, I'd look like Cate Blanchett.
I was married for 10 minutes into a Southern family.
I've really enjoyed doing 'Annie Get Your Gun' and loved Neil Simon stuff like 'Chapter Two.'