I really cut my teeth on off-off-off Broadway shows.

Bea Arthur

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I can’t imagine working without and audience.

BEA ARTHUR

I can’t imagine working without and audience.
BEA ARTHUR

Audience Working
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 compassionate world for all beings – and we will never give up our fight until all animals are treated with respect and kindness.

BEA ARTHUR

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 compassionate world for all beings – and we will never give up our fight until all animals are treated with respect and kindness.
BEA ARTHUR

Fighting Up
I was raised in the theater and, as it turned out, a TV show was like performing a new one-act play. So, it was really no different.

BEA ARTHUR

I was raised in the theater and, as it turned out, a TV show was like performing a new one-act play. So, it was really no different.
BEA ARTHUR

Shows TV
You know, I spend most of my life turning things down. There’s a lot of crap out there.
BEA ARTHUR

Crap Down Knows
I believe that you’re here on Earth for a short time, and while you’re here, you shouldn’t forget it.

BEA ARTHUR

I believe that you’re here on Earth for a short time, and while you’re here, you shouldn’t forget it.
BEA ARTHUR
At least I’m not playing other people for a change. It’s a very odd place to be… I feel I’m an actress who sings a bit.
BEA ARTHUR

Actresses Bits Feels
I wish there was something more that performers could do other than get out there and sing at benefit performances. I wish I felt that if I had an empty room I’d like to bring in someone and make it a hospice, but I’m not Mother Teresa. I can’t do that.

BEA ARTHUR

I wish there was something more that performers could do other than get out there and sing at benefit performances. I wish I felt that if I had an empty room I’d like to bring in someone and make it a hospice, but I’m not Mother Teresa. I can’t do that.
BEA ARTHUR

Rooms Wish
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 all sang with me!

BEA ARTHUR

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 all sang with me!
BEA ARTHUR

Baseball Crowd Lovely
I’m not playing a role. I’m being myself, whatever the hell that is.

BEA ARTHUR

I’m not playing a role. I’m being myself, whatever the hell that is.
BEA ARTHUR

Being Roles
All this time I’ve just wanted to be blonde, beautiful and 5 feet 2 inches tall.

BEA ARTHUR

All this time I’ve just wanted to be blonde, beautiful and 5 feet 2 inches tall.
BEA ARTHUR

Blonde Feet
I really cut my teeth on off-off-off Broadway shows.

BEA ARTHUR

I really cut my teeth on off-off-off Broadway shows.
BEA ARTHUR

Broadway Cutting Teeth
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 the women’s movement. And I wasn’t at all. It put a lot of unnecessary pressure on me.

BEA ARTHUR

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 the women’s movement. And I wasn’t at all. It put a lot of unnecessary pressure on me.
BEA ARTHUR

Roles
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 possible voice for their protection.

BEA ARTHUR

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 possible voice for their protection.
BEA ARTHUR
Keep fighting for animals by making compassionate, cruelty-free choices every day and encouraging those around you to do the same.

BEA ARTHUR

Keep fighting for animals by making compassionate, cruelty-free choices every day and encouraging those around you to do the same.
BEA ARTHUR

Choices Fighting
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 creatures from another planet when they’re told they are supposed to be playing comedy.
BEA ARTHUR

Being Just Real
I come from a small town in Maryland. I came to California in 1972 to begin Maude.

BEA ARTHUR

I come from a small town in Maryland. I came to California in 1972 to begin Maude.
BEA ARTHUR

Small Towns

I really cut my teeth on off-off-off Broadway shows.

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