Author: Bea Arthur

Quotes

Someone once accused me of trying to turn the sitcom into an art form, and I really believe that's what I was trying to do.

Someone once accused me of trying to turn the sitcom into an art form, and I really believe that's what I was trying to do.

- Bea Arthur

I believe that you're here on Earth for a short time, and while you're here, you shouldn't forget it.

I believe that you're here on Earth for a short time, and while you're here, you shouldn't forget it.

- Bea Arthur

But that's one of the nice things about doing a stage show, if something doesn't work out, you have the luxury of working on it over time.

But that's one of the nice things about doing a stage show, if something doesn't work out, you have the luxury of working on it over time.

- Bea Arthur

You know, I spend most of my life turning things down. There's a lot of crap out there.

You know, I spend most of my life turning things down. There's a lot of crap out there.

- Bea Arthur

I was very shy and withdrawn as a child, but people know me as these assertive women. They are not me.

I was very shy and withdrawn as a child, but people know me as these assertive women. They are not me.

- Bea Arthur

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