--- title: "1 Women Comedy Quotes By Anne Beatts" description: "1 Women Comedy quotes by Anne Beatts. Plus more from Anne Beatts and more Women Comedy sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae6/anne-beatts-34131_came_i-was-lucky-that-when-lorne-michaels-cam_847673.jpg" --- > [I was lucky that when Lorne Michaels came looking for women comedy writers, there werent too many in New York at the time. I was at the top of a very short list. I think that was all good fortune.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-beatts/i-was-lucky-that-when-lorne-michaels-came-looking-for-women-comedy/) [Anne Beatts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-beatts/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae6/anne-beatts-34131_came_i-was-lucky-that-when-lorne-michaels-cam_847673.jpg) ## More by Anne Beatts > [There was this real fear in doing 'Square Pegs' after getting such a fast ride to glory on 'Saturday Night Live'. I was afraid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-beatts/there-was-this-real-fear-in-doing-square-pegs-after-getting-such-a/) [Anne Beatts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-beatts/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-beatts/if-you-want-to-write-for-t-v-and-movies-you-will-be-subjected-to-kind/) [Anne Beatts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-beatts/) > [The wonderful thing about Gilda Radner was that she was not a person who disappointed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-beatts/the-wonderful-thing-about-gilda-radner-was-that-she-was-not-a-person/) [Anne Beatts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-beatts/) > [I was lucky that when Lorne Michaels came looking for women comedy writers, there werent too many in New York at the time. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-beatts/i-was-lucky-that-when-lorne-michaels-came-looking-for-women-comedy/) [Anne Beatts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-beatts/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-beatts/there-are-some-famous-people-and-i-ve-met-them-who-you-might-think/) [Anne Beatts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-beatts/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-beatts/i-m-often-accused-of-going-too-far-but-i-recognize-that-behind-my/) [Anne Beatts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-beatts/) > [I was attracted to people who were funny because I wanted to be in that world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-beatts/i-was-attracted-to-people-who-were-funny-because-i-wanted-to-be-in/) [Anne Beatts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-beatts/) > [In some ways, what I need is a wife.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-beatts/in-some-ways-what-i-need-is-a-wife/) [Anne Beatts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-beatts/) > [I just wanted to fit in as a teenager, but it was hopeless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-beatts/i-just-wanted-to-fit-in-as-a-teenager-but-it-was-hopeless/) [Anne Beatts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-beatts/) > [A friend is someone you can call in the middle of the night when your man is gone, or you wish he would go,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-beatts/a-friend-is-someone-you-can-call-in-the-middle-of-the-night-when-your/) [Anne Beatts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-beatts/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-beatts/the-great-thing-is-that-i-m-getting-my-revenge-on-everybody-who/) [Anne Beatts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-beatts/) > [I have a theory about American men -- I think they think women are boys who don't know how to throw a ball very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-beatts/i-have-a-theory-about-american-men-i-think-they-think-women-are-boys/) [Anne Beatts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-beatts/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-beatts/if-you-think-of-the-people-who-are-funny-in-your-life-you-ll-note-it/) [Anne Beatts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-beatts/) > [If you want to do something, try it! The worst anyone you ask for help can do is say no.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-beatts/if-you-want-to-do-something-try-it-the-worst-anyone-you-ask-for-help/) [Anne Beatts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-beatts/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/women-comedy/anne-beatts/#itemlist", "name": "1 Women Comedy Quotes By Anne Beatts", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was lucky that when Lorne Michaels came looking for women comedy writers, there werent too many in New York at the time. I was at the top of a very short list. 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