Anne Beatts
Anne Beatts
Anne Beattsis an American comedy writer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
trying want helping
If you want to do something, try it! The worst anyone you ask for help can do is say no.
discover famous great heads meet met might
There are some famous people, and I've met them, who you might think are great, and then you meet them, and you discover that they not only have feet but heads of clay.
new-york thinking lists
I was lucky that when Lorne Michaels came looking for women comedy writers, there werent too many in New York at the time. I was at the top of a very short list. I think that was all good fortune.
wonderful persons disappointed
The wonderful thing about Gilda Radner was that she was not a person who disappointed.
desire stronger stereotype
I'm often accused of 'going too far,' but I recognize that behind my desire to shock is an even stronger desire to evade the 'feminine' stereotype: 'You say women are afraid of mice? I'll show you! I'll eat the mouse!
friends winning night
A friend is someone you can call in the middle of the night when your man is gone, or you wish he would go, or you suspect your cellulite is winning - or even just to prove to yourself that there is someone you can call in the middle of the night.
boys men thinking
I have a theory about American men -- I think they think women are boys who don't know how to throw a ball very well. American women are forced into the role of being men without penises, of being men who haven't quite been able to make it. If women don't want to be pussycats, then they get forced into the role of being almost as good as men. Which is lousy.
teenager hopeless fit
I just wanted to fit in as a teenager, but it was hopeless.
real night squares
There was this real fear in doing Square Pegs after getting such a fast ride to glory on Saturday Night Live. I was afraid that the word would be peaks early, fails to live up to promise.
writing criticism shells
If you want to write for T.V. and movies, you will be subjected to kind and unkind criticism. You had better get used to it and develop a shell.
wife way needs
In some ways, what I need is a wife.
people world wanted
I was attracted to people who were funny because I wanted to be in that world.
fails fast fear glory ride word
There was this real fear in doing 'Square Pegs' after getting such a fast ride to glory on 'Saturday Night Live'. I was afraid that the word would be 'peaks early, fails to live up to promise.'
comedy develop funny life note people
If you think of the people who are funny in your life, you'll note it's not because they tell jokes, it's because of their character. If you develop characters, then you'll know them, and you'll know how they'll speak. The comedy will come out of the character.