Ruth Buzzi

“My nephews all look at me differently now. Before, they couldn't relate to me, and now I'm like a god.”

“The original Dean Martin Comedy Hour handed me some hysterical sketches. I've got highlights on tons of these variety shows, given to me by their great writers. I'd love to be doing all that again.”

“I really learned the power of the tube on Sesame Street and how it can influence a very young mind.”

“I really enjoyed doing the voice of Nose Marie on the cartoon series Pound Puppies. Fun, FUN cast.”

“Some of those STINKIN' press people just had to make fun of my decision in joining the show. They also made fun of other choices in my life that I was proud of then and still am now!!!”

“Life has all sorts of hills and valleys, and sometimes you don't end up doing what you had your heart set out on, but sometimes that's even better!”

“I created the characters from what I read in the script. I decided how I should talk, accent, no accent, my own voice, or a created voice. Then, I visualize what I should look like.”

“Around 7 years old, we girls took dancing lessons, joined the Brownies, the Girl Scouts, the 4H Club.”

“The funnier the material, the funnier I could make it.”

“I can laugh on cue, and it sounds real. People laugh with me.”

“It's so very important as to what a child watches on TV. I feel for every parent that knows this, and cares, because they only have control of the child's viewing to a certain point.”

“I got everybody on my side through comedy.”