Bea Arthur Quotes

At Least I'm Not Playing Other People For A Change. It's A Very Odd Place To Be... I Feel I'm An Actress Who Sings A Bit.

I Come From A Small Town In Maryland. I Came To California In 1972 To Begin Maude.

I Really Cut My Teeth On Off-off-off Broadway Shows.

But That's One Of The Nice Things About Doing A Stage Show, If Something Doesn't Work Out, You Have The Luxury Of Working On It Over Time.

I Was Raised In The Theater And, As It Turned Out, A Tv Show Was Like Performing A New One-act Play. So, It Was Really No Different.

I... Was Not Too Happy To Suddenly Take On This Public Role Thrust Upon Me. They Just Assumed I Was The Joan Of Arc Of The Women's Movement. And I Wasn't At All. It Put A Lot Of Unnecessary Pressure On Me.

I Can't Imagine Working Without And Audience.

I'd Never Even Been To Wrigley Field. I Never Even Enjoyed Baseball That Much, But I Loved Being There, The Crowd Was Lovely, And They All Sang With Me!

I Wish There Was Something More That Performers Could Do Other Than Get Out There And Sing At Benefit Performances. I Wish I Felt That If I Had An Empty Room I'd Like To Bring In Someone And Make It A Hospice, But I'm Not Mother Teresa. I Can't Do That.

Making Lasting Gifts For Animals In Our Estate Plans Is Perhaps The Single Most Important Thing We Can Do To Ensure Animals Have The Strongest Possible Voice For Their Protection.

I Suddenly Realized That Comedy, For Me, Was Just Being Honest, And Playing It For Real. I've Seen So Many Wonderful Actors Who Turn Into Creatures From Another Planet When They're Told They Are Supposed To Be Playing Comedy.

Many Years Ago, I Was In A Broadway Show And I Had To Wear A Fox Fur Around My Shoulders. One Day My Hand Touched One Of The Fox's Legs. It Seemed To Be In Two Pieces. Then It Dawned On Me.... Her Leg Had Probally Been Snapped In Two By The Steel Trap That Had Caught It.