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I try to be cynical, but it's so hard to keep up.

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
Writer
Detroit
Michigan
Mary Jean Tomlin
Mary Jean Lily Tomlin
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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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I worry about kids today - because of the sexual revolution, they're going to grow up and never know what dirty means.
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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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Does your mind feel more and more like teflon? Nothing sticks to it?
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If trying harder doesn't work, try softer.
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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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I was always drawn to more the social-expression-of-culture types.
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