I think a lot of people like hidden-camera shows where they think they’re spying on somebody who doesn’t know they’re looking at them. And nobody takes it seriously – you either enjoy it and get a laugh out of the reactions or not.
BETTY WHITEDoing drama is, in a sense, easier. In doing comedy, if you don’t get that laugh, there’s something wrong.
More Betty White Quotes
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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.
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Animal lover that I am, a cougar I am not.
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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.
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I am the luckiest old broad on two feet if the truth were known. It’s – but it all goes back to ‘Mary Tyler Moore,’ ‘Golden Girls,’ all those – actors love to take the credit. We couldn’t do it without the writers.
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I stayed in show business to pay for my animal business.
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Wilderness is harder and harder to find these days on this beautiful planet, and we’re abusing our planet to the point of almost no return.
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I’m in the acting business. That’s the ego business.
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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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I’m in the middle of my sixth book, which is about animals at the Los Angeles Zoo.
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I go out to the kitchen to feed the dog, but that’s about as much cooking as I do.
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Animals don’t lie. Animals don’t criticize. If animals have moody days, they handle them better than humans do.
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It’s fun once in a while to do a serious part but I really enjoy doing comedy because I love to laugh.
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I’m a big cockeyed optimist. I try to accentuate the positive as opposed to the negative.
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I’ve enjoyed the opposite sex a lot. Always have. Always will.
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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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