People always ask me, 'Were you funny as a child?' Well, no, I was an accountant. Author: Ellen DeGeneres Copy Quote More from Ellen DeGeneres “Take a nap in a fireplace and you'll sleep like a log.” “Sometimes the greatest things are the most embarrassing.” “Dan: 'Ah, well, I hope this didn't have anything to do with me.'Ellen: 'No, not…” “Our flaws are what makes us human. If we can accept them as part of who we are,…”