Lillian Hellman
Lillian Hellman
Lillian Florence "Lilly" Hellmanwas an American dramatist and screenwriter known for her success as a playwright on Broadway, as well as her left-wing sympathies and political activism. She famously was blacklisted by the House Committee on Un-American Activitiesat the height of the anti-communist campaigns of 1947–52. Although she continued to work on Broadway in the 1950s, her blacklisting by the American film industry caused a precipitous decline in her income during which time she had to work outside her chosen...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth20 June 1905
CountryUnited States of America
Nobody knows what you want except you, and no one will be as sorry as you if you don't get it.
I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions.
I like people who refuse to speak until they are ready to speak.
People change and forget to tell each other.
I wanted to see what was there for me once, what is there for me now.
Since when do you have to agree with people to defend them from injustice?
It's a sad day when you find out that it's not accident or time or fortune, but just yourself that kept things from you.
It is best to act with confidence, no matter how little right you have to it.
Things start out as hopes and end up as habits.