If you think of the people who are funny in your life, you'll note it's not because they tell jokes, it's because of their character. If you develop characters, then you'll know them, and you'll know how they'll speak. The… — Anne Beatts Copy Share Image
There was this real fear in doing 'Square Pegs' after getting such a fast ride to glory on 'Saturday Night Live'. I was afraid… — Anne Beatts Copy Share Image
If you want to write for T.V. and movies, you will be subjected to kind and unkind criticism. You had better get used to… — Anne Beatts Copy Share Image
The wonderful thing about Gilda Radner was that she was not a person who disappointed. — Anne Beatts Copy Share Image
I was lucky that when Lorne Michaels came looking for women comedy writers, there werent too many in New York at the time. I… — Anne Beatts Copy Share Image
There are some famous people, and I've met them, who you might think are great, and then you meet them, and you discover that… — Anne Beatts Copy Share Image
I'm often accused of 'going too far,' but I recognize that behind my desire to shock is an even stronger desire to evade the… — Anne Beatts Copy Share Image
I was attracted to people who were funny because I wanted to be in that world. — Anne Beatts Copy Share Image
A friend is someone you can call in the middle of the night when your man is gone, or you wish he would go,… — Anne Beatts Copy Share Image
The great thing is that I'm getting my revenge on everybody who treated me badly in high school. The bad thing is I had… — Anne Beatts Copy Share Image
I have a theory about American men -- I think they think women are boys who don't know how to throw a ball very… — Anne Beatts Copy Share Image
