Lily Tomlin
Birthday: 1 September 1939, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Birth Name: Mary Jean Tomlin
Height: 166 cm
Lily Tomlin was born September 1, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, to Lillie Mae (Ford) and Guy Tomlin, who moved to Michigan from Paducah, Kentucky, during the Great Depression. Her mother was a nurse' ...Show More
[when Tomlin was asked how she felt when 'Ellen Degeneres' came out as a lesbian] "I felt jealous. B Show more
[when Tomlin was asked how she felt when 'Ellen Degeneres' came out as a lesbian] "I felt jealous. Because I'd been around much longer, and I'm gay. I admired her but at the same time, I thought, 'oh, darn it! I wish that that had been me. I would have liked to have left that legacy.' So I'm extremely proud of her. When I say I was jealous, I was jealous in a good way. I thought it was an extraordinary moment". Hide
If love is the answer, could you rephrase the question.
If love is the answer, could you rephrase the question.
I remember back in the 70s during my really assertive days someone took me to dinner with Lola Falan Show more
I remember back in the 70s during my really assertive days someone took me to dinner with Lola Falana. And she was talking about her backup dancers; she kept calling them her "boy dancers" so my guard was already up. Then she said "I also like John. He's a real purse nelly". I said "Excuse me? What did you just say". I was ready to go to battle. "You know," she says in her thick accent. "Purse Nelly! Pursnelly!" Then I realized she was saying he had a good personality. Hide
Why is it that when we talk to God we're said to be praying but when God talks to us we're schizophr Show more
Why is it that when we talk to God we're said to be praying but when God talks to us we're schizophrenic? Hide
There will be sex after death - we just won't be able to feel it.
There will be sex after death - we just won't be able to feel it.
I've lived a long time, and I've always had to make my own way. I remember when I was eighteen, Ray Show more
I've lived a long time, and I've always had to make my own way. I remember when I was eighteen, Ray Valente who was head of casting at Screen Gems, said, 'Lily, some day there will be parts for gals like you' and I said I couldn't wait that long. So I started making my own parts. Hide
The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.
The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.
Reality is a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs.
Reality is a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs.
You have to cultivate an audience to think more about women. Too many people think about women as ne Show more
You have to cultivate an audience to think more about women. Too many people think about women as necessary, but not 'so' necessary. They are as necessary as we need them to be. The power structure doesn't give it up that easy. Even at Sundance, only 25% of the films have women behind the camera in some kind of way. It's slow because you've got to get women in positions of power to extend that hand and get funding for women-led projects. Y Hide
[on John Travolta] Maybe the major thing is how sensual he is. And sexy too. The sensitivity and the Show more
[on John Travolta] Maybe the major thing is how sensual he is. And sexy too. The sensitivity and the sexuality are very strong. It's as if he had every dichotomy -- masculinity, femininity, refinement, crudity. You see him, you fall in love a little bit. Hide
I had a friend who was getting married. I gave her a subscription to the magazine "Modern Bride". Th Show more
I had a friend who was getting married. I gave her a subscription to the magazine "Modern Bride". The subscription lasted longer than the marriage. Hide
If you read a lot of books, you're considered well-read. But if you watch a lot of TV, you're not co Show more
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. Hide
Just remember. We're all in this alone.
Just remember. We're all in this alone.
I've been around a long time, and I interviewed with a lot of the same people over and over. I was a Show more
I've been around a long time, and I interviewed with a lot of the same people over and over. I was always direct and open about my life. I would always reference Jane [Wagner] and everything, but they never choose to write about it that way -- just like they never wrote about Jack Kennedy and the women in the swimming pool. It was the times, but the media culture has changed. Hide
Lily Tomlin'S roles
