Author: Nell Carter

Quotes

I was a weirdo to want to be in show business. Most kids wanted to be teachers or nurses.

I was a weirdo to want to be in show business. Most kids wanted to be teachers or nurses.

- Nell Carter

I'm at my best when there's distance between me and a man.

I'm at my best when there's distance between me and a man.

- Nell Carter

Most performers don't get a chance to sing in Los Angeles.

Most performers don't get a chance to sing in Los Angeles.

- Nell Carter

'Gimme a Break' ran for six years and gave me the kind of money and freedom that I'd dreamed would make me happy. It didn't.

'Gimme a Break' ran for six years and gave me the kind of money and freedom that I'd dreamed would make me happy. It didn't.

- Nell Carter

I'm not very kind about marriage. I will never get married again.

I'm not very kind about marriage. I will never get married again.

- Nell Carter

I was never totally into marriage, and I wasn't a very good wife.

I was never totally into marriage, and I wasn't a very good wife.

- Nell Carter

I think when you're happy, emotions are right near the top - mine definitely are. I cry easily, I laugh easily, I lose my temper easily... and I beg for forgiveness easily.

I think when you're happy, emotions are right near the top - mine definitely are. I cry easily, I laugh easily, I lose my temper easily... and I beg for forgiveness easily.

- Nell Carter

No matter what part of the business you want to be in, live performances are the most thrilling.

No matter what part of the business you want to be in, live performances are the most thrilling.

- Nell Carter

I searched for answers to life's meaning and, though I was raised a Presbyterian, I converted to Judaism around 1983.

I searched for answers to life's meaning and, though I was raised a Presbyterian, I converted to Judaism around 1983.

- Nell Carter

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