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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lillian-gish/you-know-when-i-first-went-into-the-movies-lionel-barrymore-played-my/)

[Lillian Gish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lillian-gish/)

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## More by Lillian Gish

> [You can get through life with bad manners, but it's easier with good manners.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lillian-gish/you-can-get-through-life-with-bad-manners-but-it-s-easier-with-good/)

[Lillian Gish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lillian-gish/it-had-been-drilled-into-us-that-when-an-audience-pays-to-see-a/)

[Lillian Gish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lillian-gish/)

> [Young man, if God had wanted you to see me that way, he would have put your eyes in your bellybutton.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lillian-gish/young-man-if-god-had-wanted-you-to-see-me-that-way-he-would-have-put/)

[Lillian Gish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lillian-gish/)

> [I've never been in style, so I can't go out of style.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lillian-gish/i-ve-never-been-in-style-so-i-can-t-go-out-of-style/)

[Lillian Gish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lillian-gish/)

> [It's a hard world for little things,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lillian-gish/it-s-a-hard-world-for-little-things/)

[Lillian Gish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lillian-gish/)

> [“I've never been in style, so I can never go out of style.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lillian-gish/i-ve-never-been-in-style-so-i-can-never-go-out-of-style/)

[Lillian Gish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lillian-gish/)

> [Never get caught acting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lillian-gish/never-get-caught-acting/)

[Lillian Gish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lillian-gish/)

> [As long as you are curious, you will never be bored.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lillian-gish/as-long-as-you-are-curious-you-will-never-be-bored/)

[Lillian Gish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lillian-gish/)

> [Hollywood has turned into an emotional Detroit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lillian-gish/hollywood-has-turned-into-an-emotional-detroit/)

[Lillian Gish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lillian-gish/)

> [Love is a hard rock between two people and can't be torn apart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lillian-gish/love-is-a-hard-rock-between-two-people-and-can-t-be-torn-apart/)

[Lillian Gish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lillian-gish/i-can-t-remember-a-time-when-i-wasn-t-acting-so-i-can-t-imagine-what/)

[Lillian Gish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lillian-gish/you-know-when-i-first-went-into-the-movies-lionel-barrymore-played-my/)

[Lillian Gish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lillian-gish/the-older-i-get-the-more-i-believe-in-what-i-can-t-explain-or/)

[Lillian Gish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lillian-gish/)

> [Fans always write asking why I didn't smile more in films. I smiled in 'Annie Laurie', but I can't recall that it helped much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lillian-gish/fans-always-write-asking-why-i-didn-t-smile-more-in-films-i-smiled-in/)

[Lillian Gish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lillian-gish/)

> [The stage was our school, our home, our life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lillian-gish/the-stage-was-our-school-our-home-our-life/)

[Lillian Gish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lillian-gish/)

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