I had no intention of becoming a comedian. I just wanted to make people happy. I tried everything-I shucked oysters, I painted houses, I sold vacuum cleaners. But there was always a voice saying, You should be doing something different. And it was usually my boss and I was being fired.
Ellen DeGeneresI wanted to have money; I wanted to be special; I wanted people to like me; I wanted to be famous.
Ellen DeGeneresI would rather be the good aunt who never says anything bad and lets the parents discipline the child.
Ellen DeGeneres