Betty White Quotes - Page 5

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• The writers are the stars of every really successful sitcom.

  Betty White

  Stars, Successful, Sitcom

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I cannot stand the people who get wonderful starts in show business and who abuse it. Lindsay Lohan and Charlie Sheen, for example, although there are plenty of others, too. They are the most blessed people in the world, and they don't appreciate it.

  Betty White

  Blessed, People, Appreciate

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I think a handwritten letter - a lot of guys don't realize what that means. It's those little romantic touches that tell a lady, "I like a lot of people, but you have a special place in my heart."

  Betty White

  Heart, Mean, Thinking

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• When I started in television, it was brand new. It was the miracle over in the corner of your room. Now the audience has seen every story line. People have heard every joke. They can predict the plot almost before a show starts. That's a hard, sophisticated audience to reach.

  Betty White

  People, Miracle, Rooms

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• Retirement is not in my vocabulary.

  Betty White

  Retirement, Vocabulary

  "Q&A with Betty White: At 88, this dame's still game". Interview with Susan Wloszcznya, usatoday30.usatoday.com. January 21, 2010.

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• Throughout my career, I've always portrayed characters that were humorous, but also weren't afraid to speak their minds, especially when it came to racy or controversial topics. I think this struck a chord with the LGBT community. We both also share a very strong love for animals. When you combine the two, it's a very strong match.

  Betty White

  Strong, Humorous, Character

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• I'm so compulsive about stuff, I know if I had ever gotten pregnant, of course, that would have been my whole focus. But I didn't choose to have children because I'm focused on my career. And I just don't think, as compulsive as I am, that I could manage both.

  Betty White

  Children, Thinking, Careers

  "The white hot Betty White". Interview with Katie Couric, www.cbsnews.com. June 4, 2012.

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• Why retire from something if you're loving it so much and enjoying it so much, and you're blessed with another group of people to work with like the gang on 'Hot in Cleveland?' Why would I think of retiring? What would I do with myself?

  Betty White

  Retirement, Blessed, Thinking

  "Actress-author Betty White". "The Tavis Smiley show" with Tavis Smiley, www.pbs.org. May 12, 2011.

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• We actors can't take the credit. We love to try to claim the credit.

  Betty White

  Trying, Credit, Actors

  Source: www.lenalamoray.com

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• Being blessed with good health gives you the strength and loving what you do and - is a privilege that keeps you going. So I'm just happy as a lark.

  Betty White

  Blessed, Loving What You Do, Giving

  Source: www.lenalamoray.com

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• If you get into a Broadway show and it doesn't work, you're a failure. And if it does work, you may be stuck for who knows how long. It just doesn't sound great to me!

  Betty White

  Long, Sound, Doe

  Betty White (2011). “If You Ask Me: (And of Course You Won't)”, p.91, Penguin

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• When you start explaining why something's funny or finding a formula for it I think it loses some of its funniness.

  Betty White

  Thinking, Explaining, Funniness

  "Q&A: Betty White Talks ‘Off Their Rockers’, ‘Hot in Cleveland’ and Her Long, Wonderful Career". Interview, www.dailyactor.com. April 24, 2012.

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• I am the luckiest old broad on two feet if the truth were known. It's - but it all goes back to 'Mary Tyler Moore,' 'Golden Girls,' all those - actors love to take the credit. We couldn't do it without the writers.

  Betty White

  Girl, Two, Feet

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• If you have one good series, you know, it's a blessing. Two good series is unusual. Three is a phenomenon, but right now, I'm working with these wonderful women on 'Hot in Cleveland,' and Valerie Bertinelli, and Wendy Malick and Jane Leeves are like, it's like the buddy-ship we had on 'Golden Girls' and 'Mary Tyler Moore.'

  Betty White

  Girl, Blessing, Two

  "The white hot Betty White". Interview with Katie Couric, www.cbsnews.com. June 4, 2012.

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• I love straight-face comedy or relatively subtle comedy. And then I turn around and I find myself doing very broad comedy but it's all fun and you have to keep your sense of humor and not take yourself seriously.

  Betty White

  Fun, Faces, Comedy

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• I don't care who anybody sleeps with.

  Betty White

  Sleep, Care, I Don't Care

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• As the years went on, the audience has become very jaded. They've heard every joke, they've seen every story line, they know where you're going before you even start to get there. And that's a hard audience to keep interested.

  Betty White

  Years, Stories, Lines

  Source: movieline.com

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• I'm blessed with good health for which I'm deeply grateful, so for that reason, I feel so good. Everybody else is far more excited about the 90 than I am.

  Betty White

  Blessed, Grateful, Excited

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• I enjoy being busy, I really do. Remember, I'm the stub end of the railroad. I have no family, so I'm not taking busy time away from people that I should be spending it with. So I'm just relaxing and enjoying it.

  Betty White

  People, Railroads, Remember

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I don't seem to require a lot of sleep. I just - if I get four, five good hours, I'm fine. But sleeping is sort of dull. There's a lot of other good stuff that you can do without just lying down and closing your eyes.

  Betty White

  Lying, Eye, Sleep

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I was one of the first women producers in Hollywood.

  Betty White

  Hollywood, Firsts, Producers

  "Q&A: Betty White" by Empty, www.hollywoodreporter.com. January 21, 2010.

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• I think older women still have a full life. Maybe the writers don't address it these days, but it doesn't change the fact.

  Betty White

  Thinking, Addresses, Facts

  "Betty White looks back on ‘The Golden Girls’". Associated Press Interview, blog.chron.com. September 15, 2010.

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• When I realized I could use Facebook as a way to communicate directly with my fans, I thought it would be a great idea.

  Betty White

  Ideas, Fans, Would Be

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I'm the luckiest broad on two feet, I'll tell you that. They say once a woman passes 40 she doesn't get any good parts, so I'm blessed.

  Betty White

  Blessed, Two, Feet

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Having a live audience makes a world of difference to the acting. It keeps your timing sharp. When something doesn't work, the actor can sense the reaction from the audience and quickly move on.

  Betty White

  Moving, Differences, Acting

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