Lillian Gish Quotes & Sayings

Young man, if God had wanted you to see me that way, he would have put your eyes in your bellybutton. — Lillian Gish

You know, when I first went into the movies Lionel Barrymore played my grandfather. Later he played my father and finally he played my husband. If he had lived I'm sure I would have played his mother. That's the way it is in Hollywood. The men get younger and the women get older. — Lillian Gish

The older I get, the more I believe in what I can't explain or understand, even more than the things that are explainable and understandable. — Lillian Gish

I never approved of talkies. Silent movies were well on their way to developing an entirely new art form. It was not just pantomine, but something wonderfully expressive. — Lillian Gish

The stage was our school, our home, our life. — Lillian Gish

A happy life is one spent in learning, earning, and yearning. — Lillian Gish

You can get through life with bad manners, but it's easier with good manners. — Lillian Gish

Hollywood has turned into an emotional Detroit. — Lillian Gish

It had been drilled into us that when an audience pays to see a performance, it is entitled to the best performance you can give.Nothing in your personal life must interfere, neither fatigue, illness, nor anxiety
not even joy. — Lillian Gish

As long as you are curious, you will never be bored. — Lillian Gish

I can't remember a time when I wasn't acting, so I can't imagine what I would do if I stopped now. — Lillian Gish

What you get is a living, what you give is a life. — Lillian Gish

I've never been in style, so I can't go out of style. — Lillian Gish

Hollywood - an emotional Detroit. — Lillian Gish

I like people to come back and tell me what I did wrong. That's the kindest thing you can do. — Lillian Gish

Never get caught acting. — Lillian Gish