Penny Marshall Quotes

“My brother and sister were much older. They were planned. I was not planned for. I was called the mistake, amongst other things.”

— Penny Marshall

“If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.”

— Penny Marshall

“You had to learn at a certain age what sarcasm is, you know?”

— Penny Marshall

I want you to laugh and cry. That's what I do.

— Penny Marshall

I wasn't like a girly girl. I was a tomboy.

— Penny Marshall

“I do talk like a truck driver sometimes, or I curse. What can I say?”

— Penny Marshall

“I have a strange combination of fearlessness and massive insecurity.”

— Penny Marshall

“We all used to collect baseball cards that came with bubble gum. You could never get the smell of gum off your cards, but you kept your Yankees cards pristine.”

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I like arts and crafts.

— Penny Marshall

“I don't mind if somebody texts me but I'm not a big texter, the things are too small. I don't mind if they text, '7 o'clock,' that's fine, that's logistics but, 'What's up?' Get real! Pick up a phone!”

— Penny Marshall

I have a good support system of friends and family.

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“I do feel it's important to entertain people. I try to.”

— Penny Marshall

“I live in L.A., so I go to basketball games. But I love baseball.”

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I have a grandson who is 20. He's a computer guy. I'm worried that he can't communicate without his machine. They have no personal contact with people. That's the bad part of technology.

— Penny Marshall

Look at YouTube, how many talented people there are. It's a whole new world of how to express yourself. I don't know how to work that world, but take advantage of it.

— Penny Marshall

“Yankee Stadium was the only thing we had in the Bronx. It was an institution.”

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“I'll try anything. What are they gonna do, kick me out of show business?”

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“I'm not the most positive person.”

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“I think everyone's mother is slightly nuts.”

— Penny Marshall

“Once I commit to something, I complete it. If I say 'no,' I mean 'no.' I just have to learn how to say 'no' more.”

— Penny Marshall

“I was born and raised in the Bronx and my grandfather and my brother Garry were huge Yankees fans. One of my first memories is of them listening to a game on the radio and screaming at the radio. My brother would cry when they lost, and when I was really little, I didn't know why he was crying.”

— Penny Marshall

“It's better for me to go up against someone's passion with my passion and then clarifying something that he wrote. Then I know how to work around certain things.”

— Penny Marshall

“I don't know one lens from another. That's not my job. It's the cinematographer's job. But I can talk to people.”

— Penny Marshall

“I would much rather feel comfortable and feel beautiful, than to feel uncomfortable, but look fantastic.”

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“I'm not a hockey fan. I'm not a golf fan.”

— Penny Marshall

“I'm very happy to watch a video at home with a friend rather than do dinner.”

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“My mother was pretty nuts, but she was also a character.”

— Penny Marshall

“I don't startle easily.”

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“I have season tickets to the Lakers and the Clippers.”

— Penny Marshall

I tell stories so only the independents do that and they don't pay you that much. I'd rather do TV or an HBO movie.

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I wish I could sing better.

— Penny Marshall

“I've directed seven movies and know a thing or two about dealing with unexpected crises.”

— Penny Marshall

“In my opinion, life is more important than show business.”

— Penny Marshall

“Movie stars are insecure like everyone else. That's why they go into acting!”

— Penny Marshall

“My family is well, and that's what's important.”

— Penny Marshall

“People who text a lot are not my favorite thing.”

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“The truth is that I am not a frump ... I just enjoy being laid back.”

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When I'm working, I'm obsessively working.

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You need to see what the actor needs. This one wants to be talked to privately. That one doesn't mind if you block it for them. Just tell me the truth and I'll adapt to it.

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“I'm not someone who has had to deal with much personal drama outside of the usual: growing up with parents who hated each other, two marriages and divorces of my own. There was the cancer thing, too.”

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“I think directors should at least take acting lessons to see what's going on. And I think all actors should direct to see what a director has to go through.”

— Penny Marshall

Do whatever you can that doesn't compromise your morals.

— Penny Marshall

Next to sex my favorite thing is laughing - it's part of sex. Make me laugh - I'll love you.

— Penny Marshall