Vicki Lawrence Quotes
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Most of the cast and crew on 'Mama's Family' have been together since the 'Carol Burnett' days, so we work really well together. It's like I'm being paid to pretend I'm in show business.
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This country wants to laugh. We want to, and we need to. I'm happy to oblige.
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I feel like my life has been very serendipitous and really kind of humorous. Everything that's happened to me has been like an, 'Omigod, are you kidding me?'
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I think the audience keeps it fresh for me. You just never know – every audience has its own personality.
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I think the Mama people remember is from 'Mama's Family.' She really turned into a pretty cool character. The sketches from the 'Burnett' show, if people are old enough to remember, were written by writers who all hated their mothers.
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I hear from many a man around Halloween that's dressed up as Mama for Halloween. It's a great costume.
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It took me a lot of years on the 'Burnett' show to feel like I had earned the privilege to play in the sandbox with the grown-ups.
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Dick Clark and I had such a hysterical relationship with each other.
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When you've got kids, you turn into Mom, and that's it.
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There's going to be a picture of 'Mama' on my obit.
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Mama is my chance to be a stand-up comedian. In my mind, it's my chance to be Chris Rock.
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I didn't plan on going into show business. Show business picked me. And it's been fun. One of the best things about being in show business is people think they know me, and they feel like they grew up with me.
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I was really a shy kid.
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There is no such thing as a perfect mother.
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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.
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I really am a cockeyed optimist.
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Everybody has a dysfunctional family.
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We all know him: everybody has an Archie Bunker in their family, so you love to laugh at him, and you never take it personally; everybody just has a ball laughing at him.
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I do love pasta. It gets me into trouble. If I could give up pasta and bread, I'd look like Cate Blanchett.
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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?'
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I love to cook. I'm a sailor. And I was the eighth-grade ping-pong champion.
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I'm very particular about what I want.
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I remember being totally enamored with Sid Caesar.
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It's always good to play tennis with a better player to bring out the best in you.