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
We are all in this together, by ourselves.
When we talk to God we are praying; when God talks to us, we are schizophrenic.
Why is it when we talk to God, we're praying, but when God talks to us, we're schizophrenic?
Why is it that when we talk to God we're said to be praying, but when God talks to us we're schizophrenic?
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.
You don't really need to get married, but marriage is awfully nice. Everybody I know who got married, they say it really makes a difference. They feel very, very happy about it.
When I was 9 or 10, I had a ten-cent business: I would walk your dog for a dime, go to the store for a dime, empty your garbage for a dime - and then I could use the money to buy tricks at the magic store.
I think 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.
Yeah. If I looked as good as Jane, I would, too!
If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in a library.
If the formula for water is H2O, is the formula for an ice cube H2O squared?
Certainly, Aaron wrote a real interesting character to begin with,
You look around and you see that George Carlin and Willie Nelson are doing as well as ever. ... You can grow old and still be vital.
We're the phone company. We don't care. We don't have to.