Quote by Carol Burnett

But I didn't ask to have somebody nose around in my private life. I didn't even ask to be famous. All I asked was to be able to earn a living making people laugh.

But I didn't ask to have somebody nose around in my private

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In this quote, the speaker highlights their frustration with the invasion of privacy that comes with fame. They express a desire to simply pursue their passion for making people laugh and earn a living from it, without having their personal life constantly scrutinized. The quote encapsulates a sentiment of longing for autonomy and a sense of dissatisfaction with the unintended consequences of celebrity.

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