"I tease poor Stockard by telling everyone that she is my older sister, but we aren't related at all." - Carol Channing
One of our favourite actresses, the other Miss Channing is seventy years old today.
"Acting is such a bizarre way of life. Unless you’re really passionate about it, you should give it up. Don’t beat yourself up."
"I hate parties. I really don't like public events. I hate dressing up. I am the worst celebrity ever!"
"You get to a certain age, and you start playing a lot of mothers. Maybe if I had children I'd feel differently, but I really hate bumping up against all these guys' memories of their mothers, which, trust me, aren't so hot. Or maybe they watched a lot of The Golden Girls, you know?"
"I embarked on all this because I wanted to be an artist. I wanted to create art. That sounds absolutely ridiculous now, but back then, that was a reasonable thing to want to do with your life."
And, of course, here is our favourite - and possibly her campest - screen moment. All together, now!
Stockard Channing (born Susan Antonia Williams Stockard, 13th February 1944)
She's 70???? I love her - especially that moment of her career you chose to focus on! Happy birthday!
ReplyDeleteOur camp icons are all getting older, dear... Jx
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