Bea Arthur

They just assumed I was the Joan of Arc of the women's movement.

They just assumed I was the Joan of Arc of the women's movement.

I think I always sang, I always used to listen to old Bessie Smith records, and Kate Smith. And Billie read more

I think I always sang, I always used to listen to old Bessie Smith records, and Kate Smith. And Billie Holiday. Before television when there was radio.

There are moments, I'll be home cooking or something, and it comes to me all at once, and I can't read more

There are moments, I'll be home cooking or something, and it comes to me all at once, and I can't believe it.

I'm here now in Chicago doing my own show, and I think Golden Girls is shown three hours a day read more

I'm here now in Chicago doing my own show, and I think Golden Girls is shown three hours a day here, and everybody loves it.

In a theater you have that many more seats, so that many more people, and they are feeding you, telling read more

In a theater you have that many more seats, so that many more people, and they are feeding you, telling you how far you can go or what you can do.