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When we started in television, there was that magic box in the corner of the room, and ‘Oh my gosh – look what it’s doing!’

Betty White

When we started in television, there was that magic box in the corner of the room, and ‘Oh my gosh – look what it’s doing!’
BETTY WHITE

Box Magic Room Start Television
Doing drama is, in a sense, easier. In doing comedy, if you don’t get that laugh, there’s something wrong.
BETTY WHITE

Comedy Drama Easy Laughter Myself Wrong
I like bawdy humor. I love bawdy humor, but not dirty humor.
BETTY WHITE

Dirty Humor Myself Preference
During the Depression, my dad made radios to sell to make extra money. Nobody had any money to buy the radios, so he would trade them for dogs. He built kennels in the backyard, and he cared for the dogs.
BETTY WHITE

Build Care Depression Dog Father Money Myself
I’m the luckiest broad on two feet, I’ll tell you that. They say once a woman passes 40 she doesn’t get any good parts, so I’m blessed.
BETTY WHITE

Age Blessing Myself Pass Time Woman
I enjoy being busy, I really do. Remember, I’m the stub end of the railroad. I have no family, so I’m not taking busy time away from people that I should be spending it with. So I’m just relaxing and enjoying it.
BETTY WHITE

Enjoyment Myself People Relax Remember
If you’re walking with your lady on the sidewalk, I still like to see a man walking street-side, to protect the lady from traffic. I grew up with that, and I hate to see something like that get lost. I still like to see that a man opens the door. I like those touches of chivalry that are fast disappearing.
BETTY WHITE

Disappear Hate Man Myself Open Protection Road Walk
I cannot stand the people who get wonderful starts in show business and who abuse it. Lindsay Lohan and Charlie Sheen, for example, although there are plenty of others, too. They are the most blessed people in the world, and they don’t appreciate it.
BETTY WHITE

Blessing Myself People Stand Start Wonderful
The writers are the stars of every really successful sitcom.
BETTY WHITE

Movie Stardom Success Writing
Animals don’t lie. Animals don’t criticize. If animals have moody days, they handle them better than humans do.
BETTY WHITE

Animal Better Criticism Human Lying Myself
I like double entendre because then the people who get it enjoy it, and the people who don’t get it don’t know about it.
BETTY WHITE

Enjoyment Myself People
If you get into a Broadway show and it doesn’t work, you’re a failure. And if it does work, you may be stuck for who knows how long. It just doesn’t sound great to me!
BETTY WHITE

Failure Greatness Myself Sound Work
I’m a big cockeyed optimist. I try to accentuate the positive as opposed to the negative.
BETTY WHITE

Myself Negative Optimism Positive Try
The bottom line is, I’m blessed with good health. On top of that, I don’t go around thinking ‘Oh, I’m 90, I better do this or I better do that.’ I’m just Betty. I’m the same Betty that I’ve always been. Take it or leave it.
BETTY WHITE

Blessing Goodness Health Leaving Myself Thinking
Well, I mean, if a joke or humor is bawdy, it’s got to be funny enough to warrant it. You can’t just have it bawdy or dirty just for the sake of being that – it’s got to be funny.
BETTY WHITE

Funny Humor Joke Yourself
A lady likes to be complimented on her looks, her eyes, her figure. But the personality comments are much appreciated.
BETTY WHITE

Appreciation Body Comment Compliment Eyes Myself

When we started in television, there was that magic box in the corner of the room, and ‘Oh my gosh – look what it’s doing!’

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