The matinee audiences are different beca... by Rue McClanahan

Comedy actress Television Audiences Golden Girls

The matinee audiences are different because they're mostly kids, a great percentage kids. So they respond to everything differently, but I understand what they do respond to.

- Rue McClanahan

Other quotes by Rue McClanahan

Name First

The first clothing line I had was called Very Rue. Then we changed the name and moved to QVC, and the name became A Touch of Rue.

- Rue McClanahan

Music First

They gave me four weeks, and I asked if the first week could be just music with the two main conductors. So, the conductors came over to my home, and we worked in the music room, and I learned my two little songs.

- Rue McClanahan

Diet

I almost fainted. There was no family history. I had been eating a vegetarian diet and I exercised.

- Rue McClanahan

Jokes Now

Our show was - it remained - you know, kids could watch it and laugh at it. And they wouldn't know - they wouldn't get the jokes. But they would laugh at it. So they tell me now they have grown up and they're watching it. Now they get the jokes. But we didn't say anything blatant.

- Rue McClanahan

Years

We stopped doing my clothing line about five years ago, so it isn't available anymore.

- Rue McClanahan

Cats Dogs

We have one cat. I had eight cats and six dogs in Los Angeles.

- Rue McClanahan

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