Explore Quotes by Carol Burnett

I loved the Kennedy Center Honors because you just sit there, smile, wave, and cry.

When I went to New York to try and make it, I never thought it wouldn't happen.

My childhood was rough, we were poor and my parents were alcoholics, but nobody was mean. I knew I was loved. We were on welfare, but I never felt abandoned or unloved.

I prefer doing TV, where it can be different every time.

I am not a joke-teller. Stand-up, I couldn't do.

I have a great memory.

My preference is for people who can do sketch comedy or situational comedy, where it's not a joke, but it's telling a story.

When I left 'The Garry Moore Show,' I signed a 10-year contract with CBS.

Everybody I know who is funny, it's in them. You can teach timing, or some people are able to tell a joke, though I don't like to tell jokes. But I think you have to be born with a sense of humor and a sense of timing.

My first book was an open letter to my three daughters.

My favourite comedian, of course, is Tim Conway. He has a way about him - being that belly-laugh kind of funny, and he has the improvisational skills, too. I've never seen anybody better.

I was very entertained by Betty Grable and Judy Garland.

Ask anyone who's successful how they got there, you're going to hear a different story.

My mother was very funny. My dad had a great sense of humor. My grandmother, too.

It's not a bad thing to be able to do many things onstage. If you're an entertainer, you should be able to entertain. I'm proud to say that I'm not a one-trick pony.

I love to write. I have always loved writing. That was my first love.

I do the 'New York Times' crossword puzzle every morning to keep the old grey matter ticking.

Just scream! You vent, and the body just feels good after a good old yell.

I come from Texas, and my grandmother and mother were born in Arkansas.

I very much enjoyed doing 'Law & Order,' playing a killer - that was fun, and they had a family feel around the set, so it was a happy show to do even though the subject matter was quite the opposite.

I'm like your mother, your sister, whatever.