Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Dorothy Gish

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American actress Dorothy Gish.

Last updated on September 18, 2024.

Dorothy Elizabeth Gish was an American actress of the screen and stage, as well as a director and writer. Dorothy and her older sister Lillian Gish were major movie stars of the silent era. Dorothy also had great success on the stage, and was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame. Dorothy Gish was noted as a fine comedian, and many of her films were comedies.

American - Actress | March 11, 1898 - June 4, 1968

Source: Wikipedia

I thought comedians had to have black on their faces or red beards.

Dorothy Gish

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

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

Dorothy Gish

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

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

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

Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Dorothy Gish

Related Authors