Lucille Ball quotes - page 2

Lucille Ball was an American actress, comedian, and producer, widely recognized as one of the most influential figures in television history. Her sitcom "I Love Lucy" broke new ground in entertainment and became a beloved classic worldwide. She paved the way for women in comedy and remains an enduring icon of laughter and innovation. Here are 40 of her quotes:

How I Love Lucy was born? We decided that instead of divorce lawyers profiting from our mistakes, we'd profit from them.

Lucille Ball

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.

Lucille Ball

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.

Lucille Ball

I don't suppose that hard work, discipline, and a perfectionist attitude toward my work did me any harm. They are a big part of my makeup today, as any of my co-workers will tell you. And when life seemed unbearable, I learned to live in my imagination, and to step inside other people's skins- indispensable abilities for an actress.

Lucille Ball

Russell Markert, Lela Rogers, Ed Sedgwick- these were but a few of the experienced theater people who generously gave me a boost. I have a theory about the assists we get in life. Only rarely can we repay those people who helped us, but we can pass that help along to others. That's why, in 1958, I reactivated Lela's theater workshop with two dozen talented kids trying to get started in show business.

Lucille Ball

For there's a lot of masochism in the acting profession. We're willing to take a lot of punishment, but the minute we hit a little bit of success we are liable to run from it. We're frightened of it and develop all kinds of phobias as a consequence. Outsiders who don't understand think we have a chip on our shoulder, but it's not that at all. We're so used to failure, to being hurt and rebuffed, that we can easily come unhinged by success.

Lucille Ball

Use a make-up table with everything close at hand and don't rush; otherwise you'll look like a patchwork quilt.

Lucille Ball

People either have comedy or they don't. You can't teach it to them.

Lucille Ball

Women's Lib? Oh, I'm afraid it doesn't interest me one bit. I've been so liberated it hurts.

Lucille Ball

Love yourself first and everything falls into line.

Lucille Ball

Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.

Lucille Ball

Politics should be the part-time profession of every citizen who would protect the rights and privileges of free people and who would preserve what is good and fruitful in our national heritage.

Lucille Ball

A man who correctly guesses a woman's age may be smart, but he's not very bright.

Lucille Ball