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> [Broadway producers are happy to have a big Hollywood name they can post on the marquee, but most of them assume that television and film stars really can't handle stage work. Too often, they're right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rue-mcclanahan/broadway-producers-are-happy-to-have-a-big-hollywood-name-they-can/)

[Rue McClanahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rue-mcclanahan/)

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## More by Rue McClanahan

> [The first clothing line I had was called Very Rue. Then we changed the name and moved to QVC, and the name became A…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rue-mcclanahan/the-first-clothing-line-i-had-was-called-very-rue-then-we-changed-the/)

[Rue McClanahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rue-mcclanahan/)

> [I didn't know anything about breast cancer when I got it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rue-mcclanahan/i-didn-t-know-anything-about-breast-cancer-when-i-got-it/)

[Rue McClanahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rue-mcclanahan/)

> [We stopped doing my clothing line about five years ago, so it isn't available anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rue-mcclanahan/we-stopped-doing-my-clothing-line-about-five-years-ago-so-it-isn-t/)

[Rue McClanahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rue-mcclanahan/)

> [I've been allowed to develop my own character, which I'm still working on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rue-mcclanahan/i-ve-been-allowed-to-develop-my-own-character-which-i-m-still-working/)

[Rue McClanahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rue-mcclanahan/)

> [Our show was - it remained - you know, kids could watch it and laugh at it. And they wouldn't know - they wouldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rue-mcclanahan/our-show-was-it-remained-you-know-kids-could-watch-it-and-laugh-at-it/)

[Rue McClanahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rue-mcclanahan/)

> [“The Shapiras brought me the book "The Road to Miltown" by S.J. Perelman, and I still have it. It's moved with me across the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rue-mcclanahan/the-shapiras-brought-me-the-book-the-road-to-miltown-by-s-j-perelman/)

[Rue McClanahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rue-mcclanahan/)

> [Broadway producers are happy to have a big Hollywood name they can post on the marquee, but most of them assume that television and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rue-mcclanahan/broadway-producers-are-happy-to-have-a-big-hollywood-name-they-can/)

[Rue McClanahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rue-mcclanahan/)

> [The matinee audiences are different because they're mostly kids, a great percentage kids. So they respond to everything differently, but I understand what they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rue-mcclanahan/the-matinee-audiences-are-different-because-they-re-mostly-kids-a/)

[Rue McClanahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rue-mcclanahan/)

> [Fur used to turn heads, now it turns stomachs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rue-mcclanahan/fur-used-to-turn-heads-now-it-turns-stomachs/)

[Rue McClanahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rue-mcclanahan/)

> [We have one cat. I had eight cats and six dogs in Los Angeles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rue-mcclanahan/we-have-one-cat-i-had-eight-cats-and-six-dogs-in-los-angeles/)

[Rue McClanahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rue-mcclanahan/)

> [Isn't it interesting how the sounds are the same for an awful nightmare and great sex?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rue-mcclanahan/isn-t-it-interesting-how-the-sounds-are-the-same-for-an-awful/)

[Rue McClanahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rue-mcclanahan/)

> [Compassion is the foundation of everything positive, everything good. If you carry the power of compassion to the marketplace and the dinner table, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rue-mcclanahan/compassion-is-the-foundation-of-everything-positive-everything-good/)

[Rue McClanahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rue-mcclanahan/)

> [Cruelty is one fashion statement we can all do without.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rue-mcclanahan/cruelty-is-one-fashion-statement-we-can-all-do-without/)

[Rue McClanahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rue-mcclanahan/)

> [They gave me four weeks, and I asked if the first week could be just music with the two main conductors. So, the conductors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rue-mcclanahan/they-gave-me-four-weeks-and-i-asked-if-the-first-week-could-be-just/)

[Rue McClanahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rue-mcclanahan/)

> [I take the longest to get ready of anyone. I've been going in two hours before the show every performance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rue-mcclanahan/i-take-the-longest-to-get-ready-of-anyone-i-ve-been-going-in-two/)

[Rue McClanahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rue-mcclanahan/)

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