Bea Arthur Quotes (42 Quotes)

And I hate autobiographies, I don't know why.

After being in the business for such a long time, I've done everything but rodeo and porno.

Keep fighting for animals by making compassionate, cruelty-free choices every day and encouraging those around you to do the same.

So what does it all mean You become a popular TV personality. Fifteen million viewers weekly. Top ratings.

Lucy was lovely.

PETA has a proven track record of success. Each victory PETA wins for the animals is a stepping stone upon which we build a more compassionate world for all beings - and we will never give up our fight until all animals are treated with respect and kindness.

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.

If you would have told me ten years ago I'd be doing this and being received like I am now, I'd say you're crazy.

I guess just, I don't know, I didn't know I was that vibrant, I just love being alive, and I love people, and I find something wonderful everyday.

But I've been doing it most of my adult life, and I like the idea of a one woman show, because it's something I can do when I want to, and not to it when I don't want to do it.

I can't say it's autobiographical, but I do tell a number of anecdotes that I think are amusing.

Now this goes to the grave with you - I hate cheesecake

And of course Mae West when I was very, very young, I thought she was the end.

An Evening with Bea Arthur and Billy Goldenberg at the Piano.

Down in Florida it was an older audience, and it was interesting to see how they responded to things compared to other audiences, it's been very interesting.

No fruit. No veggie.

I think I always sang, I always used to listen to old Bessie Smith records, and Kate Smith. And Billie Holiday. Before television when there was radio.

For us it was really the same, because we did the show in front of a live audience, it was like being on stage.

You see I feel we did the best work we could possibly do, I don't think the writing could be any better, so why go back to it

I did a thing on Malcolm in the Middle which I loved.

I really cut my teeth on off-off-off Broadway shows.

I think the mother-daughter between Estelle and me was one made in comedy heaven.

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I feel I'm an actress who sings a bit.

It's so rewarding when you hear the audience respond.

You know, I spend most of my life turning things down. There's a lot of crap out there.

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.

It's a very small operation, there are five of us traveling, and I like working with different audiences, seeing how different it is from one night to the next.

I'm not playing a role. I'm being myself, whatever the hell that is.

The only one I wanted to do that I didn't was Gypsy, but by the time they got around to asking me, everybody in the world had played it, so I thought now is not the time.

Every time you perform you learn a little bit more.

Except I really wanted to be a small little blonde musical type in the movies. I wanted to be a starlet.

But of course, it's very nice to have women realize that women our age can be attractive and well groomed and wear fabulous clothes and earrings, and have a sex life.

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'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 watch a lot of news shows and I love Nick at Night, and the Comedy Channel.

I can't imagine working without and audience.

I don't think there was ever an embarrassment, there was such love going back and forth between the audience and us, that nothing was embarrassing.

That's another reason that I don't want to do any more series. It really took up more time than I should have allotted to it.

Except for one thing, I no longer do benefits for research, I do benefits to make sure the people who are infected are taken care of are treated, and fed and housed, and their lives made a little easier.

In a theater you have that many more seats, so that many more people, and they are feeding you, telling you how far you can go or what you can do.

There are moments, I'll be home cooking or something, and it comes to me all at once, and I can't believe it.