Vicki Lawrence Quotes
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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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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 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 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 think the audience keeps it fresh for me. You just never know – every audience has its own personality.
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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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Everybody just told me from the day I went into high school that I looked like Carol Burnett.
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My favorite game shows were 'Password' and '$25,000 Pyramid.'
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I was married for 10 minutes into a Southern family.
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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 remember being totally enamored with Sid Caesar.
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Harvey Korman was like a private tutor to me. He was such a mentor.
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It's just kinda what I did: played crazy old ladies.
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I never intended to be in show business; I intended to be an extremely grounded person.
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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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There is no such thing as a perfect mother.
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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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I feel it is time to lighten up and laugh about things and enjoy ourselves a little bit more.
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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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I really feel my family is my priority.
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I often feel like I could fall off the face of the Earth. As long as 'Mama' was around, nobody would really miss me. People really think of her as an actual person. People all the time see me and ask, 'Where's Mama?' Like she should be with me.
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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.'