Creating characters is just another way to express a type and put that type to use.
LILY TOMLINIf beauty is truth, why don’t women go to the library to have their hair done?
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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Growing up in Michigan was fine, until I realized where I was.
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The start to a better world is the belief that it is possible.
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There will be sex after death, we just won’t be able to feel it.
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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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In the depths of the night, fear grips my heart. It paralyzes my mind. But most of all, I feel very, very alone
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I bought a box of animal crackers, but there was nothing inside. They’d eaten each other.
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If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in the library?
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Truth is, I’ve always been selling out. The difference is that in the past, I looked like I had integrity because there were no buyers.
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You are what you think, geez, that’s frightening.
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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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It’s a more ridiculing, divisive humor today.
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If you read a lot of books you are considered well read. But if you watch a lot of TV, you’re not considered well viewed.
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If you have a dog or a cat, you know how developed they can be. How sensitive, how aware. They suffer. We all do.
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What if it’s boring – or if it’s not boring, it might be too revealing, or worse, it might be too revealing and still be boring.
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The road to success is always under construction.
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