Carol Burnett

No one owes you acceptance.

I think we had the luxury of having that at home.

And I think when you have that at home, you're starting with a foundation of

Yeah, that person called me a name.

They called me a jerk.

But I know how the table that matters, how they feel about me.

And I choose to believe what I hear from my mother and the people who love me.

You could have been.

Like you said, it wasn't your turn.

I mean, we came up in that kind of parenting.

And I think the kind of overcorrection from the generation that felt the, well, that wasn't quite enough

I think we've gone to the other extreme.

we're always trying to fix the thing that we think was broken in our childhood.

Perfect.

I feel that way.

Carol, you really, I mean, just sitting here and talking about that path, I mean, it

I don't think that... Well, you must hear this all the time, but... You know, we had a happy, beautiful family, right?

But your talent, your gifts, the structure of your show, how you showed up in it, like Craig said, you know, your humanity before the show, your honesty throughout your career.

I mean...

That kind of stuff has been as impactful to my development as my parents, right?