Lily Tomlin
Lily Tomlin
Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer and producer. Tomlin began her career as a stand-up comedian, and performing Off-Broadway during the 1960s. Her breakout role was performing as a cast member on the variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1970 until 1973. She currently stars on the Netflix series Grace and Frankie as Frankie Bergstein. Her performance as Frankie garnered her nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth1 September 1939
CityDetroit, MI
CountryUnited States of America
Remember we're all in this alone.
Does your mind feel more and more like teflon? Nothing sticks to it?
Lady, I do not make up things. That is lies. Lies are not true. But the truth could be made up if yo know how. And that's the truth.
After all, in private, we're all misfits
Exercise is for people who can't handle drugs or alcohol.
The phone company handles 84 billion calls a year-everything from kings, queens, and presidents to the scum of the earth.
Well, if I can be of any help at all, you are in worse trouble than I thought.
There's nothing sadder than getting to the end of your life and saying, 'I didn't do it right'.
There will be sex after death, we just won't be able to feel it.
Language was invented because of the deep human need to complain.
You can't expect insights, even the big ones, to make you suddenly understand everything. But I figure: Hey it's a step in the right direction if they leave you confused in a deeper way.
No matter how cynical I get, I can't keep up.
In the depths of the night, fear grips my heart. It paralyzes my mind. But most of all, I feel very, very alone
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.