Vicki Lawrence Quotes
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TV's been good to me.
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Anybody who has spent time with the networks - in fact, you don't even have to spend time with the networks, all you have to do is just watch primetime TV - and you think, 'What the hell are they doing? I could run the network better.' And I think everybody feels that way.
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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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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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When I was in high school, in my generation, I thought that you got a logical, sensible job, or you got married.
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There's nobody telling Oprah what to do. There's no one telling David Letterman what he can and can't do. You've got to have 100 percent support from everybody who's behind the show, across the board.
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When I first got an outbreak of hives, I tried everything to find relief. I felt like no one understood what I was going through.
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I think coming East and doing something like Broadway would probably be a good career move.
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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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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.
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I had a hit talk show. I just wasn't working for the right people.
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My fans were probably the most therapeutic thing for me.
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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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Making people laugh is what I really enjoy.
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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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I've really enjoyed doing 'Annie Get Your Gun' and loved Neil Simon stuff like 'Chapter Two.'
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When I hosted 'Win, Lose or Draw,' it was always fascinating to me that no one knew where anything was when they had to draw a destination.
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I think it's time for people to stop being so serious about everything.
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The fun part for me is to just really push that envelope.
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I am opinionated and want to be part of the conversations.