Quotes by Marcia Wallace

About Marcia Wallace:

Marcia Karen Wallace is perhaps best known for her roles as receptionist Carol Kester on the 1970s sitcom The Bob Newhart Show, and as the voice of elementary school teacher Edna Krabappel on the animated series The Simpsons, for which she won an Emmy in 1992.
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I went to these mixers, you know, where you're supposed to meet people. And sure enough, some guy asked me for my phone number. but at the end of the evening he gave it back.

Marcia Wallace

I'm sure it really is hard to be an oncologist, and actually, more and more people are surviving cancer.

Marcia Wallace

I asked for help, which is the hardest thing in the world.

Marcia Wallace

I don't know what religious people do. I kind of wished I'd been a Christian with the blind faith that God is doing the right thing. As a Buddhist, you feel like you have more control over the situation, and that you can change your karma.

Marcia Wallace

I think illness is a family journey, no matter what the outcome. Everybody has to be allowed to process it and mourn and deal with it in their own way.

Marcia Wallace

You know, this is a business where only 15% make a living wage and only 9% of those are women. But I figured somebody has to be that 15%, somebody's got to be one of those women.

Marcia Wallace

I'm in awe of people out there who deal with Alzheimer's, because they have to deal with death 10 times over, year after year.

Marcia Wallace

Be good to yourself. Listen to your body, to your heart. We're very hard on ourselves, and we're always feeling like we're not doing enough. It's a terribly hard job.

Marcia Wallace

There is no such thing as an unreasonable question, or a silly question, or a frivolous question, or a waste-of-time question. It's your life, and you've got to get these answers.

Marcia Wallace

Eve Ensler is a hero of mine. She's been working for the rights of women for a long time.

Marcia Wallace

I have a deep conviction that our lives are eternal, that it is waking and sleeping, that we are born together with the people we love lifetime after lifetime.

Marcia Wallace

Author Bio

  • NameMarcia Wallace
  • DescriptionAmerican actress
  • BornNovember 1, 1942
  • DiedOctober 25, 2013
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Voice Actor; Autobiographer
  • AwardsEmmy Award