Top 93 Quotes & Sayings by Vicki Lawrence - Page 2

I much prefer doing comedy. I get a little paranoid when the audience is not laughing.

I was trying to be Mary Tyler Moore. I loved her in 'The Dick Van Dyke Show.'

I've always thought George Carlin was brilliant.

My dad planned a road trip every summer, so we always did the road trip. We did the Eastern Seaboard and learned about the history of the United States.

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.

I don't know how anyone could stop working.

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.

'Mama's Family' was kind of like everyone's guilty pleasure.

CIU is not something to just tolerate. It's important to find an allergist or dermatologist who can work with you to help manage your condition.

RuPaul knew details of the 'Burnett Show' that even surprised me.

I was lucky to have my allergist who diagnosed me with CIU.

There is no such thing as a perfect mother.

I was really a shy kid.

I am interested in a lot of the same things people are interested in. I am trying to raise kids without them self-destructing. I am trying to hold the marriage together, and I am trying to take off the same 10 pounds everyone else is.

Harvey Korman was like a private tutor to me. He was such a mentor.

I never got to Broadway. I would love to do that.

I've been at it since 1967, and I still love it. There is nothing quite like making people laugh.

It's always good to play tennis with a better player to bring out the best in you.

My fans were probably the most therapeutic thing for me.

I don't care about making a fool of myself on stage anymore. I don't care what people think.

I am no prude, but when I watch comedy, I ask myself, 'Who wrote this? A teenage boy in the locker room?'

Everyone has fond memories of 'The Carol Burnett Show' and the characters we did.

I think the audience keeps it fresh for me. You just never know - every audience has its own personality.

We did a lot of those road trips, all the mandatory stuff that you should when you're a kid, like Mount Rushmore and the Grand Canyon and the Sequoias and the western coast.

I had a hit talk show. I just wasn't working for the right people.

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.

I hear from many a man around Halloween that's dressed up as Mama for Halloween. It's a great costume.

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.

I found that I need to work, and I wouldn't have known that if I hadn't taken the time off.

I remember being totally enamored with Sid Caesar.

When you've got kids, you turn into Mom, and that's it.

It's just kinda what I did: played crazy old ladies.

I am opinionated and want to be part of the conversations.