Lily Tomlin Quotes

I always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific.

And that's the truth!

I've seen these women all my life, I know how they walk, I know how they talk...

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.

There's so much plastic in this culture that vinyl leopard skin is becoming an endangered synthetic.

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.

I have always felt that humor was a wonderful vehicle to let us become connected with each other and ourselves… I try to portray the similarities and polarities in men and women, so that we can acknowledge and embrace our collective consciousness.

If you can't be direct, why be?

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.