Vicki Lawrence Quotes
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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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I remember being totally enamored with Sid Caesar.
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My favorite game shows were 'Password' and '$25,000 Pyramid.'
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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 wanted to study to be a dental hygienist, marry a rich dentist, and hang it up.
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I never got to Broadway. I would love to do that.
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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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There is no such thing as a perfect mother.
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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 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 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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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 don't know how anyone could stop working.
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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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Everybody just told me from the day I went into high school that I looked like Carol Burnett.
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I never intended to be in show business; I intended to be an extremely grounded person.
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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 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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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.
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It's always good to play tennis with a better player to bring out the best in you.
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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.'
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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.