--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Lillian laughs and rolls her eyes. “Do I…" description: "\"“Lillian laughs and rolls her eyes. “Do I look like I know the answer to that? I always just locked on to the target and then followed it all the way d..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/081/brenna-yovanoff-3157_goals_lillian-laughs-and-rolls-her-eyes-do-i-l_1671349.png" --- # Lillian laughs and rolls her eyes. “Do I look like I know… ![“Lillian laughs and rolls her eyes. “Do I look like I know the answer to that? I always just locked on to the target and then followed it all the way down.” quote by Brenna Yovanoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/081/brenna-yovanoff-3157_goals_lillian-laughs-and-rolls-her-eyes-do-i-l_1671349.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/081/brenna-yovanoff-3157_goals_lillian-laughs-and-rolls-her-eyes-do-i-l_1671349.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/081/brenna-yovanoff-3157_goals_lillian-laughs-and-rolls-her-eyes-do-i-l_1671349.png) > ““Lillian laughs and rolls her eyes. “Do I look like I know the answer to that? I always just locked on to the target and then followed it all the way down.”” [Brenna Yovanoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brenna-yovanoff/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. 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