Bea Arthur Quotes

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• I'm not playing a role. I'm being myself, whatever the hell that is.
• Many years ago, I was in a Broadway show and I had to wear a fox fur around my shoulders. One day my hand touched…
• I can't imagine working without and audience.
• I feel I'm an actress who sings a bit.
• I really cut my teeth on off-off-off Broadway shows.
• I suddenly realized that comedy, for me, was just being honest, and playing it for real. I've seen so many wonderful actors who turn into…
• I'd never even been to Wrigley Field. I never even enjoyed baseball that much, but I loved being there, the crowd was lovely, and they…
• Keep fighting for animals by making compassionate, cruelty-free choices every day and encouraging those around you to do the same.
• Making lasting gifts for animals in our estate plans is perhaps the single most important thing we can do to ensure animals have the strongest…
• PETA has a proven track record of success. Each victory PETA wins for the animals is a stepping stone upon which we build a more…
• You know, I spend most of my life turning things down. There's a lot of crap out there.
• I... was not too happy to suddenly take on this public role thrust upon me. They just assumed I was the Joan of Arc of…
• All this time I've just wanted to be blonde, beautiful and 5 feet 2 inches tall.
• I believe that you're here on Earth for a short time, and while you're here, you shouldn't forget it.
• In sitcoms, the women are so beautiful, understanding and well-bred. They have humor, but sort of display it with a twinkle of the eye and…
• But that's one of the nice things about doing a stage show, if something doesn't work out, you have the luxury of working on it…
• My dream was to become a very small blonde movie star like Ida Lupino and those other women I saw up there on the screen…
• No fruit. No veggie.
• After being in the business for such a long time, I've done everything but rodeo and porno.
• I suddenly realized that comedy, for me, was just being honest, and playing it for real. I've seen so many wonderful actors who turn into…

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