From ‘‘The Golden Girls’’ to ‘‘Boston Legal,’’ White remembers her most cherished characters.
Entertainment Weeklyspoke withBetty Whitein Spring 2010 about her favorite roles.
We are sharing it again now afternews of her death.
Betty White on “The Golden Girls.".Credit: ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images
White remembers her most cherished characters.
Elizabeth,Life with Elizabeth(1952-55)
“It was my first series.
It was important because I produced the show.
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We had one writer.
A staff of ‘writer.’
We didn’t think of it as being something special.
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The job was there and you did it.”
I used to ask my husband [Allen Ludden], ‘How much is Sue Ann like Betty?’
Rose Nylund,The Golden Girls(1985-92)
“She was terminally naive.
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I like Rose because she thought life was like a musical comedy.
It was going to have a happy ending no matter what ever happened.”
It was so crazy.”
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He made her such a complete character.
You saw her commit murder and get away with it.
You saw her rob two convenience stores and get away with it.
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And he managed to keep her alive.
I loved Catherine."
