You know, if my mother was still around today, I know that she'd love to keep the conversations

going with some of today's stars and see how they would answer her questions. And now,

Carol Burnett talks to Lucy. I'd like to ask you a few questions.

Would you give me some quick answers?

Okay, darling.

How did you get started in the business?

Oh, well, actually, it was an accident because I thought I was going to be a journalist.

And I got into UCLA with the idea that I would major in journalism,

but they did not have a major in journalism at UCLA.

I could take a course in journalism and join the school paper,

but that would be about it.

So I was looking through the catalog,

and I came across a major called Theater Arts English,

which would then allow me to take playwriting courses, which I was also interested in.

So I decided that would be my major.

Once I got in, though, I had not realized that if you're a major in any one of the theater arts divisions, like theater arts English, theater arts film,

theater, so on, you had to, as a freshman, take certain courses, such as acting, an acting course, a course in costumes, a course in

scenery building, like that.

So I had to do all of that, and then I wound up in this acting class.

I was terrified.

And there were only about 14 of us in the class, and I had to do a monologue, a scene.

And I did it, and it was kind of light and funny.

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