18+ Lillian Gish Quotes On Education, Death And Death And Dying

Lillian Gish was an American stage, screen, and television actress whose career spanned from 1912 to 1987. She was a pioneering figure in the development of film acting and is often referred to as the "First Lady of American Cinema". Gish was one of the most popular actresses of the silent era, and was widely considered the greatest actress of American silent film. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Lillian Gish on love, education, life.

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

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

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

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

Love is a hard rock between two people and can't be torn apart — Lillian Gish

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

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

It's a hard world for little things. — Lillian Gish

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

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

Hollywood - an emotional Detroit. — 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

Hollywood has turned into an emotional Detroit. — Lillian Gish