“ It was like the Beatles had arrived, you know. These four elderly ladies, and they were screaming for us-screaming for us. It was wonderful. ”
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“ Lucy-my God, Lucy was a brilliant, brilliant clown, but she was terribly miscast. But we would have never gotten the money for the production if she hadn't wanted to do it. ”
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“ 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. ”
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“ Lucy-my God, Lucy was a brilliant, brilliant clown, but she was terribly miscast. But we would have never gotten the money for the production if she hadn't wanted to do it. ”
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“ It's a very difficult thing to master. I don't think that many people have the light touch that comedy commands. ”
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“ I watch news programs and I love Comedy Central. I love The Daily Show-it's smarter than anything else. I also like The Critic and Celebrity Death Match and South Park. I love all of that. ”
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“ It was like the Beatles had arrived, you know. These four elderly ladies, and they were screaming for us-screaming for us. It was wonderful. ”
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“ I can't imagine working without and audience. And we had a great cast in both shows. And the great writers, directors-I was extremely lucky. ”
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“ The head of the school took one look at me-this tall lady with enormous breasts… and a very deep voice-and cast me in all of these classical parts, Clytemnaestra and lots of Shakespeare. Then it came as a great shock after I graduated that Broadway was not hiring young American Shakespearean actors. ”
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“ It was like the Beatles had arrived, you know. These four elderly ladies, and they were screaming for us-screaming for us. It was wonderful. ”
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“ Well, Marlon had graduated from my school a couple of years earlier. But we were together at the Actor's Studio. Everybody was there, Jimmy Dean… And back then I saw Laurence Olivier in The Entertainer, James Earl Jones in The Great White Hope… She's an old lady now-Judith Anderson! I saw her play Medea… ”
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“ You know, I spend most of my life turning things down. There's a lot of crap out there. ”
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“ I can't imagine working without and audience. And we had a great cast in both shows. And the great writers, directors-I was extremely lucky. ”
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“ Well, Marlon had graduated from my school a couple of years earlier. But we were together at the Actor's Studio. Everybody was there, Jimmy Dean… And back then I saw Laurence Olivier in The Entertainer, James Earl Jones in The Great White Hope… She's an old lady now-Judith Anderson! I saw her play Medea… ”
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“ Well, Marlon had graduated from my school a couple of years earlier. But we were together at the Actor's Studio. Everybody was there, Jimmy Dean… And back then I saw Laurence Olivier in The Entertainer, James Earl Jones in The Great White Hope… She's an old lady now-Judith Anderson! I saw her play Medea… ”
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“ The head of the school took one look at me-this tall lady with enormous breasts… and a very deep voice-and cast me in all of these classical parts, Clytemnaestra and lots of Shakespeare. Then it came as a great shock after I graduated that Broadway was not hiring young American Shakespearean actors. ”
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“ Well, Marlon had graduated from my school a couple of years earlier. But we were together at the Actor's Studio. Everybody was there, Jimmy Dean… And back then I saw Laurence Olivier in The Entertainer, James Earl Jones in The Great White Hope… She's an old lady now-Judith Anderson! I saw her play Medea… ”
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“ I can't imagine working without and audience. And we had a great cast in both shows. And the great writers, directors-I was extremely lucky. ”
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“ The head of the school took one look at me-this tall lady with enormous breasts… and a very deep voice-and cast me in all of these classical parts, Clytemnaestra and lots of Shakespeare. Then it came as a great shock after I graduated that Broadway was not hiring young American Shakespearean actors. ”
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“ Well, Marlon had graduated from my school a couple of years earlier. But we were together at the Actor's Studio. Everybody was there, Jimmy Dean… And back then I saw Laurence Olivier in The Entertainer, James Earl Jones in The Great White Hope… She's an old lady now-Judith Anderson! I saw her play Medea… ”
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“ The head of the school took one look at me-this tall lady with enormous breasts… and a very deep voice-and cast me in all of these classical parts, Clytemnaestra and lots of Shakespeare. Then it came as a great shock after I graduated that Broadway was not hiring young American Shakespearean actors. ”
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“ The head of the school took one look at me-this tall lady with enormous breasts… and a very deep voice-and cast me in all of these classical parts, Clytemnaestra and lots of Shakespeare. Then it came as a great shock after I graduated that Broadway was not hiring young American Shakespearean actors. ”
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“ After I realized that I wasn't going to get any acting work, I thought I would try nightclubs. And I got hired immediately at a very fancy supper club. But three nights later I was let go. The manager told me that I was so tall, so imposing, so obviously in charge that nobody was going to believe me… so he said I should try comedy… and I've been hooked ever since. ”
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“ I'm not playing a role. I'm being myself, whatever the hell that is. ”
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“ After I realized that I wasn't going to get any acting work, I thought I would try nightclubs. And I got hired immediately at a very fancy supper club. But three nights later I was let go. The manager told me that I was so tall, so imposing, so obviously in charge that nobody was going to believe me… so he said I should try comedy… and I've been hooked ever since. ”
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