16 Hilarious Betty White Quotes That’ll Make You Love Her Even More

If you’ve seen any movie or TV show featuring a slightly irreverent older lady that’s aired in recent history, then you’ve most likely seen Betty White’s work. She had the longest running entertainment career of any woman ever, she’s appeared on everything from Golden Girls to SpongeBob SquarePants, and there are about 21 modern inventions that White predates. She might’ve been on the earth for decades, but the actress was just as active and energetic in all avenues of her life.

Over the course of her long career, Betty White said some pretty funny stuff. A few of her great quotes pertain to her career, a few focus on her love life (she prefers older men), and a few focus on rarely known Betty White trivia. Read about them below.

What She Said: “[It’s strange that] some people say, ‘Grow some balls.’ Balls are weak and sensitive. If you wanna be tough, grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding.”
Where She Said It: In her book, If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t).

What She Said: “I have no regrets at all. None. I consider myself to be the luckiest old broad on two feet.”

When She Said It: In a 2013 interview with Guinness World Records.

What She Said: “All creatures must learn to coexist. That’s why the brown bear and the field mouse can share their lives in harmony. Of course, they can’t mate or the mice would explode.”

When She Said It: On “Love Under the Big Top,” an episode of Golden Girls.disagree?

What She Said: “Well, I mean, if a joke or humor is bawdy, it’s got to be funny enough to warrant it. You can’t just have it bawdy or dirty just for the sake of being that – it’s got to be funny.”

When She Said It: In a 2012 interview with The Huffington Post.

What She Said: “I am still to this day star struck. I look out at this audience and I see so many famous faces, but what really boggles my mind is that I actually know many of you. And I’ve worked with quite a few… maybe had a couple… and you know who you are.”
When She Said It: When accepting her 2009 Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement
What She Said: “If you’re walking with your lady on the sidewalk, I still like to see a man walking street-side, to protect the lady from traffic. I grew up with that, and I hate to see something like that get lost. I still like to see that a man opens the door. I like those touches of chivalry that are fast disappearing. If I sound old fashioned, it’s because I’m as old as I am! But it’s just polite.”
When She Said It: In a 2011 interview with the Chicago Tribune.
What She Said: “I don’t care who anybody sleeps with. If a couple has been together all that time (and there are gay relationships that are more solid than some heterosexual ones) I think it’s fine if they want to get married. I don’t know how people can get so anti-something. Mind your own business, take care of your affairs, and don’t worry about other people so much.”
When She Said It: In a 2010 interview with Parade.
What She Said: “[What happens to]Rose? Well, I know Sue Ann Nivens is probably camped outside of some army barrack somewhere, but Rose I think would just sort of retire and not be the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I think she’d still be having a good time. Anybody who thinks that Bob Hope was her father is not the brightest you’ve ever seen.”When She Said It: In an interview with the Huffington Post.
What She Said: “Nothing better than sharing a drink with a fan – if you see me out at the club, just tell the bartender to put it on my tab #DrinksAreOnMe”
When She Said It: In 2016 on her personal Twitter account.
What She Said: “I’m a health nut. My favorite food is hot dogs with French fries. And my exercise: I have a two-story house and a very bad memory, so I’m up and down those stairs.”
When She Said It: Discussing how she stays fit in a 2012 interview with The New York Times.
What She Said: “I’ve always liked older men. They’re just more attractive to me. Of course, at my age there aren’t that many left!”
Where She Said It: In a 2010 interview with Parade.
What She Said: “Vodka’s kind of a hobby.”
When She Said It: While drinking vodka with David Letterman on his show in 2011.
What She Said: “Well I love Snickers and I thought, ‘Sure that’d be fun, why not [participate in the commercial for it]?’ So I got over there early one morning and didn’t know I was going to be in the… ice cold muddy water, but all I had to do was just lie down in it. This poor stunt woman took the dive, she went in. And it was a great stunt that she did, and I got the laugh. Now, really, that’s unfair when that happens. She’s probably sticking pins in a little Betty White doll.
When She Said It: In a 2010 interview with Ellen DeGeneres, discussing a candy commercial.l
What She Said: “Well I didn’t know what Facebook was, that’s how dumb I was. And I had turned [hosting SNL] down about three times years and years ago, because I was so afraid it was so New York and I’m so west coast, I thought I’d be like a fish out of water. Which I probably was, but I was too dumb to know it!”
When She Said It: During a 2010 interview on The View.
What She Said: “If the guy’s a cutie, you’ve got to tap that booty.”
When She Said It: On an episode of Hot in Cleveland.e
What She Said: “I go out to the kitchen to feed the dog, but that’s about as much cooking as I do.”
When She Said It: In a 2012 interview with the Huffington Post.