Words matter. These are the best Bea Arthur Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I believe that you’re here on Earth for a short time, and while you’re here, you shouldn’t forget it.
I really cut my teeth on off-off-off Broadway shows.
I’ve seen so many excellent actors – excellent actors – who, the minute they’re told they’re in a comedy, turn into God knows what – creatures from another planet! I mean they just… the voice changes, they don’t look the same, it’s like – it has no similarity to any living human being, do you know what I mean?
In sitcoms, the women are so beautiful, understanding and well-bred. They have humor, but sort of display it with a twinkle of the eye and not a guffaw. But there’s no juice in that for me.
I’m not playing a role. I’m being myself, whatever the hell that is.
I feel I’m an actress who sings a bit.
I was very shy and withdrawn as a child, but people know me as these assertive women. They are not me.
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.
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.
I’m 5-feet-9, I have a deep voice, and I have a way with a line. What can I do about it? I can’t stay home waiting for something different. I think it’s a total waste of energy worrying about typecasting.
No fruit. No veggie.
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.
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.
I can’t imagine working without an audience.
My dream was to become a very small blonde movie star like Ida Lupino and those other women I saw up there on the screen during the Depression.
Someone once accused me of trying to turn the sitcom into an art form, and I really believe that’s what I was trying to do.
I can’t say I’m a singer – I’m an actress who can sing.
Keep fighting for animals by making compassionate, cruelty-free choices every day and encouraging those around you to do the same.
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!
