Ellen DeGeneres
Birthday: 26 January 1958, Metairie, Louisiana, USA
Birth Name: Ellen Lee DeGeneres
Height: 171 cm
Emmy-winning talk show host Ellen Lee DeGeneres was born in Metairie, Louisiana, a New Orleans suburb. She is the daughter of Betty DeGeneres (née Elizabeth Jane Pfeffer), a speech therapist, and Ell ...Show More
My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She's ninety-seven now, and we d Show more
My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She's ninety-seven now, and we don't know where the hell she is. Hide
Every morning, I would come down to the kitchen and I would see myself making coffee and I would thi Show more
Every morning, I would come down to the kitchen and I would see myself making coffee and I would think 'oh, she's pretty'. (on what life would be like with an identical twin) Hide
On hosting the Emmys after the 9/11 tragedy (November 4, 2001): "We're told to go on living our live Show more
On hosting the Emmys after the 9/11 tragedy (November 4, 2001): "We're told to go on living our lives as usual, because to do otherwise is to let the terrorists win, and really, what would upset the Taliban more than a gay woman wearing a suit in front of a room full of Jews?" Hide
Never follow anyone else's path, unless you're in the woods and you're lost and you see a path; then Show more
Never follow anyone else's path, unless you're in the woods and you're lost and you see a path; then, by all means, you should follow that path. Hide
"I was raised around heterosexuals, as all heterosexuals are. That's where us gay people come from - Show more
"I was raised around heterosexuals, as all heterosexuals are. That's where us gay people come from - you heterosexuals." - during her interview on 20/20 (1978). Hide
"I just like observing people-it's something I've done ever since I was a kid, and I got really good Show more
"I just like observing people-it's something I've done ever since I was a kid, and I got really good at it. That's a big part of why I became a comedian. My audience is filled with every kind of person you can imagine, and I love that." (Redbook, January 2006) Hide
"The '60s were when hallucinogenic drugs were really, really big. And, I don't think it's a coincide Show more
"The '60s were when hallucinogenic drugs were really, really big. And, I don't think it's a coincidence that we had the type of shows we had then like The Flying Nun (1967). Hide
On why she, a non-singing entertainer, would be a successful American Idol: The Search for a Superst Show more
On why she, a non-singing entertainer, would be a successful American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (2002) judge replacement: I know I'm going to be a great judge - because I've spent my whole life being judged. Hide
People always ask me 'Were you funny as a child?' Well, I was an accountant.
People always ask me 'Were you funny as a child?' Well, I was an accountant.
I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls. They always say because it's such a beautiful Show more
I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls. They always say because it's such a beautiful animal. There you go. I think my mother is attractive, but I have photographs of her. Hide
"I look at anything in nature and how things work-the stars, the pyramids-and I can't imagine that t Show more
"I look at anything in nature and how things work-the stars, the pyramids-and I can't imagine that there's not some kind of design to it all. There's got to be something big that we don't understand. I do believe in Jesus. I believe in being good to one another. Life is about spending our time here contributing and not taking away. That's my faith." (Redbook, January 2006) Hide
Why do they say we're over the hill? I don't even know what that means and why it's a bad thing. Whe Show more
Why do they say we're over the hill? I don't even know what that means and why it's a bad thing. When I go hiking and I get over a hill, that means I'm past the hard part and there's a snack in my future. Hide
I'm glad I'm funny. I'm glad I make people happy, because that's very important. But I'm most proud Show more
I'm glad I'm funny. I'm glad I make people happy, because that's very important. But I'm most proud to be known as a kind person...Because kindness spreads, and the world is a little nicer out there. Hide
What goes up must come down, which is why I don't wear tube tops.
What goes up must come down, which is why I don't wear tube tops.
Find out who you are and be that person. That's what your soul was put on this Earth to be. Find tha Show more
Find out who you are and be that person. That's what your soul was put on this Earth to be. Find that truth, live that truth and everything else will come. Hide
We can sit and worry about what's going to happen to us two weeks from now. I'd rather focus on the Show more
We can sit and worry about what's going to happen to us two weeks from now. I'd rather focus on the amazing things happening right in front of us. Animals help us do that. Hide
On her love scene with Bill Pullman in Mr. Wrong (1996): "It's a combination of Something Wild (1986 Show more
On her love scene with Bill Pullman in Mr. Wrong (1996): "It's a combination of Something Wild (1986), After Hours (1985) and Mary Poppins (1964)....if Mary Poppins were naked." Hide
You say you're sick and tired of hearing about me? I've got news for you: I'M sick and tired of hear Show more
You say you're sick and tired of hearing about me? I've got news for you: I'M sick and tired of hearing about me. Hide
"I'd like to be more patient! I just want everything now. I've tried to meditate, but it's really ha Show more
"I'd like to be more patient! I just want everything now. I've tried to meditate, but it's really hard for me to stay still. I'd like to try to force myself to do it, because everybody says how wonderful meditation is for you, but I can't shut my mind up. So patience and learning is the key." (Redbook, January 2006) Hide
Really, he called me that? Ellen Degenerate? I've been getting that since the fourth grade. I guess Show more
Really, he called me that? Ellen Degenerate? I've been getting that since the fourth grade. I guess I'm happy I could give him work. [When told in an interview that, after she revealed her homosexuality, Jerry Falwell called her 'Ellen Degenerate']. Hide
I'm a lesbian, an Aquarian, and a vegetarian.
I'm a lesbian, an Aquarian, and a vegetarian.
Sometimes the greatest things are the most embarrassing.
Sometimes the greatest things are the most embarrassing.
There's two things I've always wanted to do in my life. One is to host the Oscars. The second is to Show more
There's two things I've always wanted to do in my life. One is to host the Oscars. The second is to get a call from Laura Ziskin. You can imagine that day's diary entry. - After receiving a call from Ziskin, producer of the 2007 Oscars, requesting that Ellen host. Hide
Be kind to one another.
Be kind to one another.
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