Dorothy Gish quotes

“I thought comedians had to have black on their faces or red beards.”
-- Dorothy Gish

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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“I mean what good does it do anyone to kill themselves working, because the worms will get you in the end.”
-- Dorothy Gish

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“I never cease to wonder at my luck in having for my sister the woman who, more than any other woman in America, possesses all the qualities of true greatness.”
-- Dorothy Gish

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“I wanted to be a tragedienne. I only wanted sad parts. When mother read the press notices when I was on the road, saying I was a 'comedienne,' the tears rolled down my cheeks. I thought comedians had to have black on their faces, or red beards...”
-- Dorothy Gish

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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“I'd like to make people who see me in comic pantomime on the screen feel the way Mark Twain makes his readers feel.”
-- Dorothy Gish

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“Do you know New York stifles me? It makes me so unhappy. There are so many things I want, and so many things I cannot afford to have. I don't see how people ever have money enough to live here.”
-- Dorothy Gish

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“I was just a young guy who was excited to become a comedian and an actor and I just wanted to get to do what I got to do.”

“Performers like Tommy Cooper, who are always getting things wrong, are much more endearing than comedians who are sassy and smart.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

“Well, what do you expect? The Comedian is dead.”

“Even though my father was a radio comedian, it wasn't cool to say, at a young age, 'I want to be a comedian.'”

“I'm not a comedian. I'm an actor who just happens to be funny on occasion.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“It was important to me to be cool as a comedian. I didn't want to be a crowd-pleaser who sent out the vibe of, "I need you guys." I wanted to be so cool that the audience could leave and I would still be killing, that I didn't want to have to rely on them or need them. That really appealed to me.”

“Ive always loved my red wine, and when Im not working I can open a bottle too many. I love to cook, so its one for me and one for the casserole. I would consume a bottle of wine on my own of an evening and then literally pass out.”

“I painted one dining room red and I must say, the conversation became very heated in that room.”

“I really hate the duties of being a celebrity, like getting dressed up for the red carpet.”

“If the worst happens, if you lose and fail, but you still celebrate coming second because you've given it a red hot go. There is no need to fear failure.”

Source : Anh Do (2011). “The Happiest Refugee: The Extraordinary True Story of a Boy's Journey from Starvation at Sea to Becoming One of Australia's Best-loved Comedians”, p.64, ReadHowYouWant.com