Pat Carroll (actress)
Pat Carroll (actress)
Patricia Ann Carroll was an American actress and comedian. She is best known for providing the voice of Ursula in The Little Mermaid. She made guest appearances in many popular television series including The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Laverne & Shirley, and ER; she also had a regular role on The Danny Thomas Show as Bunny Halper. Carroll was an Emmy, Drama Desk, and Grammy Award winner, as well as a
"The best part about acting is reacting. Audiences dont know that they mustnt sit back and observe and say, "I will watch this." Whether its my play or anybodys play, they must become participants. Too many people today are observing life instead of participating in it."
Pat Carroll (actress)"They call me the Joan of Arc in the family, and theyre always saying, Mothers off on another one of her things. Shes off fighting the world. Shes off tilting at her windmills. But once they came to see the play, I think they understood what all those months [of study and rehearsal] had been about. I sat down with them at one point and told them Id never finished anything in my life, although Id started an awful lot of things. I said whether the play was a success or a failure didnt make any difference. What was important was that I finished it, because that element of not finishing projects is a failure in my character. And I think they understood that."
Pat Carroll (actress)"I just want to keep working and being enthusiastic and having dreams and working hard to make those dreams come true, anything else is boredom."
Pat Carroll (actress)
