Doris Roberts

“Age is just a number. It's totally irrelevant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine.”

“My grandchildren are the light of my life.”

“When you're a celebrity, you are remembered for what you do. I'm remembered for being a mother.”

“Everything good in my life has happened when I'm a certain weight. I'm not a skinny girl.”

“You have to be a little bit crazy to do what I do.”

“Retirement is not in my vocabulary. They aren't going to get rid of me that way.”

“I have a great lust for life. I'm a very positive person.”

“You can't sit back and wait for things to happen. You have to make them happen.”

“You have to be daring and you have to be willing to fail.”

“I think the most important thing is to be honest with yourself.”

“Laughter is the best medicine. And I love to make people laugh.”

“I've always been a character actress. I've never been a leading lady.”

“Food is a great way to get people to talk.”

“I get to do what I love, and I call it work.”

“In my life, I've had to make my own breaks.”