38 Quotes by Carol Channing

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    My version of Dolly was mine, and it shouldn't be anyone else's.

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    There are a lot of actors that don't like touring and will do just about anything to get out of it, but I loved it. I loved the cities, the people, and the new experiences it offered.

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    It's a terrible thing to admit, but I'm not sure I know what Women's Lib is.

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    I still meet with friends, and I'm enjoying life at 97 here in Palm Springs. They are trying to establish a new theater here in the desert, and if they raise enough money, I understand they might be calling it The Carol Channing Playhouse. Wouldn't that be wonderful? What an honor that would be.

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    You just have to stick to it beyond all reason and all sanity; you just keep at it. You have to believe that you've got to be in the theater.

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    Given the opportunity, I might change a choice I made, but you can't regret making what you thought was the best decision at the time.

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    I kept thinking that the audience had gone to so much trouble, working their schedules to be there. They had arranged for babysitters and even traveled in from out of town. Oh, how could I not be there for them?

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    At first I felt terrible, then I realized... that no matter what I do the rest of my life... I'll never do anything as distinguished as getting on Nixon's enemy list.

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    My clothes are an extension of my personality. I'd look awful in ladylike dresses.

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