Dream Quote by Cole Escola

As a dancer I couldn't outdance Ginger Rogers or Eleanor Powell. As a singer I'm no rival to Doris Day. As an actress I…

— Betty Grable

I could be the Greta Garbo of comedy, very secluded, but Garbo had a man who was beyond rich to support her.

— Joan Rivers

Well I always wanted to be Dolly Parton when I was a little girl. I was obsessed with her.

— Reese Witherspoon

I knew I wanted to be a performer and do comedy at 5 years old. My dad's wife, Marlene Rosenbaum, was boiling water and…

— Sandra Bernhard

I loved 'The Carol Burnett Show' - I thought she was the funniest lady I'd ever seen.

— Jayma Mays

The subject matter of the show, 'Cabaret,' was more than risky. And the emcee I would be playing didn't have a single line of…

— Joel Grey

I was a massive fan of Amy Winehouse growing up. I decided it would be a good idea to become Amy Winehouse with the…

— Mia Goth

I wanted to be less well-known in comedy.

— Eddie Izzard

As we got older, we grew comfortable in roles that met our parents' expectations. Nora was the smart one. Delia, the comedian. I was…

— Hallie Ephron

I started as a stand-up comedian. I wanted to be Carol Burnett when I was growing up.

— Stephanie Miller

Carol Burnett was particularly funny. She swore for the first time on television on Larry Sanders.

— Garry Shandling

We always knew Victoria was going into fashion, Mel C was going into music, Emma went into radio, and I wanted to do a…

— Mel B