Vicki Lawrence Quotes
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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 never got to Broadway. I would love to do that.
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It's special to have people see you and tell you, 'You make me laugh.' That makes me feel good. I think if you have the talent to do it, it's your duty to pass it on.
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My favorite game shows were 'Password' and '$25,000 Pyramid.'
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Everybody just told me from the day I went into high school that I looked like Carol Burnett.
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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.'
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I am no prude, but when I watch comedy, I ask myself, 'Who wrote this? A teenage boy in the locker room?'
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I don't know how anyone could stop working.
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I remember being totally enamored with Sid Caesar.
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I want to be open about my condition to show others that they are not alone in dealing with this form of chronic hives. My advice for people with CIU is to talk to their doctor about their condition.
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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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There is no such thing as a perfect mother.
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I was married for 10 minutes into a Southern family.
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Harvey Korman was like a private tutor to me. He was such a mentor.
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I feel it is time to lighten up and laugh about things and enjoy ourselves a little bit more.
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I think for people that are dealing with this out there, the important thing to know is that this is real. It's called CIU, and there are solutions out there for you.
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I never intended to be in show business; I intended to be an extremely grounded person.
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It's just kinda what I did: played crazy old ladies.
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I've been at it since 1967, and I still love it. There is nothing quite like making people laugh.
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TV's been good to me.
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I really feel my family is my priority.
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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.'
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What I learned was that celebrities come to me with a preconceived notion. They think I'm fun, or they've worked with me, or they know me, or we've met. So there's a lot of backstuff on the 'Vicki!' show.
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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.