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Betty White

If you get into a Broadway show and it doesn't work, you're a failure. And if it does work, you may be stuck for who knows how long. It just doesn't sound great to me!

Betty White

Failure

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Betty White is saying that being part of a Broadway show comes with a tough choice: if the show flops, it feels like you’ve failed, but if it succeeds, you might be trapped in the same role for a long time. She finds this situation unappealing because both outcomes have significant downsides.

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