Dorothy Gish quotes
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“I thought comedians had to have black on their faces or red beards.”
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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 -
“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.”
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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 -
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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.”
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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'm not a comedian. I'm an actor who just happens to be funny on occasion.”
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“I painted one dining room red and I must say, the conversation became very heated in that room.”
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“I really hate the duties of being a celebrity, like getting dressed up for the red carpet.”
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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
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