Lucille Ball

"I don't suppose that hard work, discipline, and a perfectionist attitude toward my work did me any harm. They are a big part of my makeup today, as any of my co-workers will tell you. And when life seemed unbearable, I learned to live in my imagination, and to step inside other people's skins- indispensable abilities for an actress."

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Source: Love, Lucy by Lucille Ball, (pp. 9-10), 1996.

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Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball

Actress, Comedian

Lucille Ball was a pioneering actress and comedian, best known for her iconic role in 'I Love Lucy,' which transformed television comedy.

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