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… — Lillian Gish Copy Share Image
You can get through life with bad manners, but it's easier with good manners. — Lillian Gish Copy Share
It had been drilled into us that when an audience pays to see a performance, it is entitled to the best performance you can… — Lillian Gish Copy Share
Young man, if God had wanted you to see me that way, he would have put your eyes in your bellybutton. — Lillian Gish Copy Share
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 Copy Share
You know, when I first went into the movies Lionel Barrymore played my grandfather. Later he played my father and finally he played my… — Lillian Gish Copy Share
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… — Lillian Gish Copy Share
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. — Lillian Gish Copy Share
