My preference is for people who can do sketch comedy or situational comedy, where it's not a joke, but it's telling a story.

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• Carol Burnett:

  I'm like your mother, your sister, whatever.

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• Carol Burnett:

  I didn't really get comfortable until I got to UCLA, and I had to take an acting course because I w

• Carol Burnett:

  I love 'Modern Family.' And I love 'Glee' - the singing, the music - Jane Lynch just kills me.

• Carol Burnett:

  Because of YouTube, I'm getting fan mail from 10-year-olds and teenagers and college kids.

• Carol Burnett:

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• Carol Burnett:

  I never felt cynical, and I never felt that I couldn't do what I wanted to do.

• Carol Burnett:

  I was in California, and I was going to UCLA, and I knew I certainly didn't have movie star looks.

• Carol Burnett:

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• Carol Burnett:

  I think the reason I was successful is that I was never cynical.