Quotes from Carol Burnett

Kristin Wiig I think is brilliant.

It's also selfish because it makes you feel good when you help others. I've been helped by acts of kindness from strangers. That's why we're here, after all, to help others.

I'm glad I was born when I was. My time was the golden age of variety. If I were starting out again now, maybe things would happen for me, but it certainly would not be on a variety show with 28 musicians, 12 dancers, two major guest stars, 50 costumes a week by Bob Mackie. The networks just wouldn't spend the money today.

I don't eat much meat, fish, or poultry.

Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.

My grandmother and I saw an average of eight movies a week, double features, second run.

I'm hooked on Glenn Close in 'Damages.'

Celebrity was a long time in coming it will go away. Everything goes away.

When I left 'The Garry Moore Show,' I signed a 10-year contract with CBS.

I loved doing 'The Family' with Eunice and Mama. They were very interesting because there were no jokes written into those sketches. It was all character-driven. And sometimes it got a little heavy.

In '57, I got a job at the Blue Angel nightclub, and a gentleman named Ken Welch wrote all my material for me. I lived at a place called the Rehearsal Club that was actually the basis for a play called Stage Door.

I do the 'New York Times' crossword puzzle every morning to keep the old grey matter ticking.