I think the hardest thing to do in the world, show-business-wise, is write comedy. — Carol Burnett Copy Share Image
I can't tell a joke to save my soul. It's just not my thing, though I love to listen to jokes. — Carol Burnett Copy Share Image
I'm really not that funny in real life. But I am the best audience one could find. I love to laugh. — Carol Burnett Copy Share Image
I couldn't get the laughter out of my head. It wasn't career. It wasn't even a choice. It was a calling. — Carol Burnett Copy Share Image
Edgy is fine - I'm not a prude by any stretch of the imagination - but what's wrong with a good ol'… — Carol Burnett Copy Share Image
My preference is for people who can do sketch comedy or situational comedy, where it's not a joke, but it's telling a… — Carol Burnett Copy Share Image
Funny is funny. I dare anyone to look at Tim Conway and Harvey Korman doing the dentist sketch, which is more than… — Carol Burnett Copy Share Image
When someone who is known for being comedic does something straight, it's always "a big breakthrough" or a "radical departure." Why is… — Carol Burnett Copy Share Image
Everybody I know who is funny, it's in them. You can teach timing, or some people are able to tell a joke,… — Carol Burnett Copy Share Image
When I was in college at UCLA, I took a playwriting course. I was all set to be a writer. But I… — Carol Burnett Copy Share Image
Edgy is fine - I'm not a prude by any stretch of the imagination - but what's wrong with a good ol' belly laugh?… — Carol Burnett Copy Share
When I went to New York to try and make it, I never thought it wouldn't happen. — Carol Burnett Copy Share
Because of YouTube, I'm getting fan mail from 10-year-olds and teenagers and college kids. — Carol Burnett Copy Share
My grandmother and I would go see movies, and we'd come back to the apartment - we had a one-room apartment in Hollywood -… — Carol Burnett Copy Share
My childhood was rough, we were poor and my parents were alcoholics, but nobody was mean. I knew I was loved. We were on… — Carol Burnett Copy Share
I'm glad I was born when I was. My time was the golden age of variety. If I were starting out again now, maybe… — Carol Burnett Copy Share
If you see a kid in school, who is a little shy ... that's when you should reach out. When you do, you are… — Carol Burnett Copy Share
You know, one wonderful thing that came out of my Enquirer experience is that, in my case, it was ruled tabloids are magazines. Which… — Carol Burnett Copy Share
I have always grown from my problems and challenges, from the things that don't work out, that's when I've really learned. — Carol Burnett Copy Share
Daddy, when he drank, just became sweeter. There wasn't a mean thought in his body. I've always said he was like a drunk Jimmy… — Carol Burnett Copy Share
I always preferred working with somebody so I could look into their eyeballs and play tennis. — Carol Burnett Copy Share
I do the 'New York Times' crossword puzzle every morning to keep the old grey matter ticking. — Carol Burnett Copy Share
It all happened the way it was supposed to. I wouldn't change anything. I had such a great run. — Carol Burnett Copy Share
