Carol Burnett Quotes
Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own.
Burnett, Carol. Testimony in Carol Burnett v. National Enquirer, Inc. Superior Court of California, 1981.
This was true until the internet and the World Wide web were capable of storing and replaying audio. So today, the quotation might be updated to: "If You Do Not Write It or record it, You Never Said It."
Carol Creighton Burnett is an American actress, comedian, singer, and writer, whose career spans seven decades of television. She is best known for her groundbreaking comedy variety show, The Carol Burnett Show, originally aired on CBS. It was one of the first of its kind to be hosted by a woman. She has achieved success on stage, television and film in varying genres including dramatic and comedic roles. She has also appeared on various talk shows and as a panelist on game shows. She would later have several daughters joining her in variety of American television series and films. She is the mother of Carrie Hamilton, an actress, Jody Hamilton, a producer and actress, and Erin Hamilton, a singer.
