Sherman Hemsley

I always told my mother I wanted a job where I could have a lot of fun and have a lot of time off. She asked me where I was going to find that, and I said, 'I don't know, but it's out there.'

I don't slam doors in people's faces, and I'm not a bigot.

I loved it, but had to forget about acting after elementary school because it was the sort of thing you just didn't do in my rough neighborhood.

I laugh at absurdity hardest, then stories, then observations, then bearded men on roller skates.

What makes knowledge automatic is what gets you to Carnegie Hall - practice, practice, practice.

I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way.