I was shy for several years in my early days in Hollywood until I figured out that no one really gave a damn if I was shy or not, and I got over my shyness.
LUCILLE BALLI never thought I was funny. I don’t THINK funny.
More Lucille Ball Quotes
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It’s a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.
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I believe that we’re as happy in life as we make up our minds to be.
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Children internalize their parents’ unhappiness. Fortunately, they absorb our contentment just as readily.
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Love yourself first and the rest of your life will fall into place.
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I’m sometimes scared of everything that has happened to us. We didn’t think Desilu Productions would grow so big. We merely wanted to be together and have two children.
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Some of the most gifted people I’ve ever met or read about are homosexual. How can you knock it?
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You see much more of your children once they leave home.
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Use a make-up table with everything close at hand and don’t rush; otherwise you’ll look like a patchwork quilt.
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People either have comedy or they don’t. You can’t teach it to them.
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Ability is of little account without opportunity.
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One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.
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The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.
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I will never do another TV series. It couldn’t top I Love Lucy, and I’d be foolish to try. In this business, you have to know when to get off.
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In life, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by.
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I regret the passing of the studio system. I was very appreciative of it because I had no talent.
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