I was an only child and I had a mother and father who were just – there wasn’t a straight man in the house, and I mean that in a very nice way. They were fun, and we would laugh a lot.
BETTY WHITEWell, 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.
More Betty White Quotes
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I’ve enjoyed the opposite sex a lot. Always have. Always will.
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A good friend of mine was Lucy Ball. Her mother and my mother were best friends.
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The writers are the stars of every really successful sitcom.
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Retirement is not in my vocabulary. They aren’t going to get rid of me that way.
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I kid around a lot, but pranks are not my best strength!
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I think older women still have a full life.
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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.
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It’s been phenomenal, but everybody keeps congratulating me on my resurgence and my big comeback. I haven’t been away, guys. I’ve been working steadily for the last 63 years.
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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!
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I have the backbone of an eel.
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I stayed in show business to pay for my animal business.
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Animal lover that I am, a cougar I am not.
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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!’
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I’m not what you might call sexy, but I’m romantic. Let’s put it that way.
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I don’t get political.
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