Conchata Ferrell

My mama's name is Mescal.

— Conchata Ferrell

I worry about whether people like me.

— Conchata Ferrell

I was a political hippie.

— Conchata Ferrell

It's OK to say I'm fat.

— Conchata Ferrell

I'm a really good supporting player.

— Conchata Ferrell

My father wanted me to go into politics but I ended up on television.

— Conchata Ferrell

There's nothing so interesting as a steam roller that's about to be derailed.

— Conchata Ferrell

In some parts of Appalachia, actors and acting are still not considered quite decent.

— Conchata Ferrell

I feel like the reason I've survived in this business is because I love acting.

— Conchata Ferrell

I've never missed a single Christmas with my parents.

— Conchata Ferrell

I don't trip all over my ego. I don't mind being a second banana.

— Conchata Ferrell

I'm a compulsive overeater. It's something I need help to work on.

— Conchata Ferrell

I love acting better than anything, and I do it better than anything else I do.

— Conchata Ferrell

I'm a person who's meant to be heavy, but I need to take off 50 pounds. Blood pressure. I'm gonna try Weight Watchers.

— Conchata Ferrell

I've even done a few student films over the years, because I believe in giving something back.

— Conchata Ferrell

Do you know how many overweight women there are in America? There are a lot. And seeing people like me on the…

— Conchata Ferrell

I was a hippie. I dropped in and out of everything. Then I found acting. It really grounded me.

— Conchata Ferrell

I love playing women who have the nerve to do things that I don't have the nerve to do, and Berta is…

— Conchata Ferrell

I used to be asked in interviews what I see for myself 10 or 15 years down the line, and I would…

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The best story about Berta is my audition. I think they wanted her to be the ethnic character. They asked me to…

— Conchata Ferrell

When you're carrying weight, you have more power. People certainly don't look at you as a bimbo.

— Conchata Ferrell

I went around to see the shows in New York, ending up at the Circle Company one night. I fell in love…

— Conchata Ferrell

I got into acting because nothing else worked. I have done literally everything. I have sold magazines door-to-door. I've worked on an…

— Conchata Ferrell

I was with Lanford Wilson in Philadelphia watching a play of his when the call came from Hollywood. 'Norman Lear wants to…

— Conchata Ferrell

There are a couple of things I would have liked to have done, but the producer or director couldn't stretch the concept…

— Conchata Ferrell

I've always had the laugh. It just happens. It used to embarrass my parents.

— Conchata Ferrell

Susan Bloom is a combination of the super agent and the super lawyer.

— Conchata Ferrell

In 20 years in the business I'd never done a love scene.

— Conchata Ferrell

I've been very lucky and fortunate to make my living doing the thing I love.

— Conchata Ferrell

No diet but plan weight-watching works for me. I'm a voracious eater, that's all.

— Conchata Ferrell

Losers don't always know that they are losers.

— Conchata Ferrell

No actor is worth $3 million, not even Marlon. It puts too many other actors out of work.

— Conchata Ferrell

I loved Susan Bloom from the moment I heard about her. I admire her chutzpah.

— Conchata Ferrell

Some people saw Bobby Kennedy as ruthless. I'm sure he did not see himself as ruthless.

— Conchata Ferrell

I've been overweight since puberty, so acting was never a dream.

— Conchata Ferrell

A couple of times I've gotten really angry because I was fat.

— Conchata Ferrell

There are a lot of fat women on TV. I know. I've made my living playing them.

— Conchata Ferrell

April was my first major role and provided me with my Equity card.

— Conchata Ferrell

Barbra Streisand did us all a great service when she didn't get her nose fixed.

— Conchata Ferrell

I'm overweight and over 40. I usually play nurses and prison guards.

— Conchata Ferrell