Instead of working for the survival of the fittest, we should be working for the survival of the wittiest – then we can all die laughing. Lily Tomlin Read Quote
If you read a lot of books, you’re considered well-read. But if you watch a lot of TV, you’re not considered well-viewed. Lily Tomlin Read Quote
Creating characters is just another way to express a type and put that type to use. Lily Tomlin Read Quote
I never officially came out in any kind of really public way. I just always lived very simply and openly, but the press has never made a big fuss about me or said anything to me. Lily Tomlin Read Quote
It’s my belief we developed language because of our deep inner need to complain. Lily Tomlin Read Quote
I grew up in a time when women didn’t really do comedy. You had to be homely, overweight, an old maid, all that. You had to play a stereotype, because very attractive women were not supposed to be funny – because it’s powerful; it’s a threat. Lily Tomlin Read Quote
