Ellen DeGeneres
Ellen DeGeneres
Ellen Lee DeGeneres is an American comedian, television host, actress, writer, and producer. Degeneres starred in the popular sitcom Ellen from 1994 to 1998, and has hosted her syndicated TV talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, since 2003...
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth26 January 1958
CityMetairie, LA
coffee design tables
I love furniture. And I thought, why are we not seeing who's making the cool new coffee table and these new designs that come out?
art wall thinking
I think furniture is art. I don't think art is just for your walls - I think everything that someone has made is a piece of art.
children aunt discipline
I would rather be the good aunt who never says anything bad and lets the parents discipline the child.
would-be horrible things-you-like
It would be horrible to live with someone who didn't like the same things you like.
stupid thinking people
I watch people's behavior and notice things. I think that's why I became a comedian. I notice how stupid the things we do are.
entertainers interviewers
I don't consider myself an interviewer as much as an entertainer.
rough-patches bigs big-picture
One rough patch is not the big picture.
dream talking interesting
My dream guests are really not so much celebrities. They're people who are actually interesting and they're doing something interesting with their lives or had an interesting experience in some way. I really enjoy talking to regular, everyday people.
character writing interesting
Some celebrities, it's interesting, because they're fantastic playing a character when somebody is writing the lines for them, and they're amazing actors, but they're not as comfortable on television in front of a live audience and just having a conversation and being themselves.
talking giving rooms
Standup is more me talking the entire time. There's definitely an exchange of energy because that room, that audience, is giving back.
done lost-everything ferrari
I had done a sitcom and a movie and hosted the Emmys, and all of a sudden, I lost everything. As someone put it at the time, I was suddenly like a Ferrari in neutral.
mistake people way
It`s hard when paparazzi are photographing every single thing you do. I'm sure a lot of people made mistakes - they just were not documented the way they are now.
girl strong men
I think there's a whole bunch of things that go along with being a girl. You're not supposed to have opinions or be tough or strong. You're supposed to be soft and vulnerable, and I find those qualities important in both men and women.
men thinking play
I think gender plays a part in most things, but I don't know how it would be different because I've never been a man. And my fame is different from Nicole Kidman's or Sharon Stone's. I think everybody's fame is different.