“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.” WantWantedActorsCommunityStageNew YorkActressesDrag Author:Lily Tomlin
“Nobody is here without a reason. I always had a different sensibility. I like a huge range of comedy - from broad and farcical, the most sensitive, the most understated - but I always wanted my comedy to be more embracing of the species rather than debasing of it.” DifferentReasonWantedComedyHugeSpeciesRangeSensitiveBroadsSensibilityUnderstated Author:Lily Tomlin
“I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.” LifeInspirationalShouldHas BeensWantedFunnyDeathWomenRealizingInspiringShould HaveChristmasAspirationBirthdaySarcasmSarcasticFavouriteFunny InspirationalShould Have BeenInsperationalFunny MotivationalHave A LaughSpecificityFunniest InspirationalWitty One Liners Author:Lily Tomlin
“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.” IfsWorldMeanWould BeWantedWonderImagineGrewGrew UpFilledNurseCowboyBallerinaFireman Author:Lily Tomlin
“Wouldn't it be great if we all grew up to be what we wanted to be? The world would be full of nurses, firemen, and ballerinas.” IfsWorldWould BeWantedGrewGrew UpNurseBallerinaFireman Author:Lily Tomlin
