Quotes by Roseanne Barr

About Roseanne Barr:

Roseanne Cherrie Barr is an American actress, comedian, writer, television producer, director, and 2012 presidential nominee of the California-based Peace and Freedom Party. Barr began her career in stand-up comedy at clubs before gaining fame for her role in the sitcom Roseanne. The show was a hit and lasted nine seasons, from 1988 to 1997. She won both an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her work on the show. Barr had crafted a "fierce working-class domestic goddess" persona in the eight years preceding her sitcom and wanted to do a realistic show about a strong mother who was not a victim of patriarchal consumerism.
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Men read maps better than women because only men can understand the concept of an inch equaling a hundred miles.

Roseanne Barr

I consider myself to be apretty good judge of people...That's why I don't like any of them.

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Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month that I can be myself.

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The real truth is, I just want to keep the voice of dissent alive in all of our elections. I don't really want to hang out with politicians.

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I try to do women's-point-of-view comedy. The joke is, 'This is what I think; there's the truth.' I try to think of stuff that's real broad, but the more personal it is, the more universal it is. All my friends go through the same stuff.

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Nobody wanted the 'Roseanne' show. I heard from agents that there was no interest in a show about a fat woman and her family.

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Imitation is the sincerest form of show business.

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I'm a farmer now, and it's fantastic. My goal is to be totally self-sufficient and grow everything that I eat. There's something about earning your dinner that's cool.

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I was raised on government cheese. As an adult, in my first marriage, my husband and I worked real hard just to go bankrupt. I happened to write some jokes about it. I did real well for myself.

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As a housewife, I feel that if the kids are still alive when my husband gets home from work, then hey, I've done my job.

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I actually regard Facebook as a huge bore, but I cannot refrain from participating in it. I guess I crave the feeling of hope it gives me to think that today will be different from yesterday, that I will find an interesting comment or poke or video, ...

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It's not really the job of a public servant to inspire, but to get the job that the people demand done. The Democrats think that if they have hope and are inspired, things will get better, but they actually won't.

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Comedy is the only hope for humanity.

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My hope is that gays will be running the world, because then there would be no war. Just a greater emphasis on military apparel.

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I do kabbalistic meditation. It's not unlike time travel; it can change the past and not just the future. You can look at what was lost and go beyond the grief of what was lost.

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When I used to watch comedians with my dad, he laid it all out for me. He wanted to be a comedian himself, and he was so funny. We'd watch stand-up on TV, and he'd tell me the subtext of what they were saying.

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Why have I been chosen to deliver the message of female intelligence and its divinity to a deaf world of males? I have asked my god that question and She answered, 'Hey, why not you Roseanne?' Indeed, why not each of us?

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Humanity is a failed experiment, but I think I'm God and I'd like to start over. I don't want to die, I just want everyone else to. I certainly would not be lonely. It would be exciting never having to listen to another person again but just my own s...

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I'm God because I have the power to control my mind.

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I'm enjoying my life, post-menopause, so much. It's just so great to grow into yourself, and not be bothered with all that tyranny of biology.

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To say that I have an undisciplined mind would not be incorrect overall, but it's a little off the mark because I have great discipline when I write - but only for about ten minutes.

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Author Bio

  • NameRoseanne Barr
  • Descriptionactress, comedienne, writer, producer, director
  • BornNovember 3, 1952
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Television Actor; Writer; Blogger