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I was always drawn to more the social-expression-of-culture types.
Lily Tomlin
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Lily Tomlin
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: September 1
Actress
Film Actor
Screenwriter
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
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Detroit
Michigan
Mary Jean Tomlin
Mary Jean Lily Tomlin
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My politics are just inclined to be empathetic and humanistic. I grew up with so many different kinds of people with different politics, different religion, no religion, no politics, education, no education, and I was infatuated with all of them.
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If trying harder doesn't work, try softer.
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If life is so meaningless, then why are we always bringing it up?
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If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?
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I mean yes to act out something or take chances in the performance is one thing. But in terms of a camera, whatever's captured is captured so that's a little more daunting.
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We're giving jobs to people who would otherwise be out of work if we weren't exploiting cheap labor.
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There's nothing sadder than getting to the end of your life and saying, 'I didn't do it right'.
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I wonder what it would be like if we all became what we wanted to be when we grew up? I mean, imagine a world filled with nothing but firemen, cowboys, nurses and ballerinas.
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Creating characters is just another way to express a type and put that type to use.
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I wanted to be a stage actress. I wanted to be a New York actress and have a community with other actors. I didn't want to get famous I always thought getting famous was a drag on you.
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The start to a better world is the belief that it is possible.
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I personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain.
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