I thought nobody would come just to see me sing. I knew it would have to be an evening of comedy, also.
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It's a very difficult thing to master. I don't think that many people have the light touch that comedy commands.Beatrice Arthur
After I realized that I wasn't going to get any acting work, I thought I would try nightclubs. And I got hired immediately at a very fancy supper club. But three nights later I was let go. The manager told me that I was so tall, so imposing, so obviously in charge that nobody was going to believe me... so he said I should try comedy... and I've been hooked ever since.
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It was like the Beatles had arrived, you know. These four elderly ladies, and they were screaming for us-screaming for us. It was wonderful.
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When something is written for the stage, I think it's wrong to try to make it bigger. Very few things out there make that jump easily.
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My opening night at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis... has a thrust stage. I thought I was walking into the wings, and I walked right into the pit.
Beatrice Arthur
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