Anne Beatts quotes

I just wanted to fit in as a teenager, but it was hopeless. (Anne Beatts)
There was this real fear in doing Square Pegs after getting such a fast ride to glory on Saturday Night Live. I was afraid that the word would be peaks early, fails to live up to promise. View quote
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I was attracted to people who were funny because I wanted to be in that world. View quote
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If you want to write for T.V. and movies, you will be subjected to kind and unkind criticism. You had better get used to it and develop a shell. View quote
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In some ways, what I need is a wife. View quote
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The wonderful thing about Gilda Radner was that she was not a person who disappointed. View quote
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I was lucky that when Lorne Michaels came looking for women comedy writers, there werent too many in New York at the time. I was at the top of a very short list. I think that was all good fortune. View quote
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If you think of the people who are funny in your life, you'll note it's not because they tell jokes, it's because of their character. If you develop characters, then you'll know them, and you'll know how they'll speak. The comedy will come out of the character. View quote
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The great thing is that I'm getting my revenge on everybody who treated me badly in high school. The bad thing is I had to go back to high school to do it. View quote
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There are some famous people, and I've met them, who you might think are great, and then you meet them, and you discover that they not only have feet but heads of clay. View quote
Anne Beatts

Anne Beatts

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Photo: Vancouver Film School, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: American Writer
Born: February 25, 1947
Died: April 7, 2021
Quotes count: 10

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