Despite that feat, Tomlin toldThe Guardianthat she doesn’t necessarily feel like she has accomplished something tremendous.
But no, I don’t look back and think, ‘Ah, this is perfect.'"
A soup of humanity."
But I was so madly in love with people and how they behaved, I went there anyway."
I wasn’t a good enough student."
Her path from would-be nursing student to comedian wasn’t a straight shot, though.
And I said, ‘No, no, no!
I’m not a star!'"
Tomlin was best known for playing two characters on the show: phone operator Ernestine and 5-year-old Edith Ann.
Tomlin explained toTV Insiderthat Ernestine was a character she had invented prior to the show.
“And George saw me … and just loved them.”
“It was the best thing that ever happened to me, absolutely.
I was terribly fortunate to fall into that show at the time,” she said.
“I must be more right for this part than I think I am.
Funnily enough, Tomlin actually told Fonda, “No, thanks,” at first.
Tomlin’s partner, Jane Wagner, was the one who told her to take the role.
The two were first introduced in the 1970s and have been together for over 50 years.
Both are exceedingly talented Preventionnotes that Wagner is a successful writer, director, and producer.
She explained, “I persuaded her to come to California and help me produce it.
Frankly, I was pretty taken with her as soon as I saw her.”
Tomlin also clued Metro Weekly in on what’s made their longtime relationship work.
She explained that respect goes a long way.
I wouldn’t want to, but I could.”
After telling Nealon the sperm donor story, she said, “I didn’t really think it through.
It would’ve been terrible if we’d have done it.”
While the video was definitely profanity-laced, it seems that Tomlin and Russell were able to make up.
Then he flipped out on me.
And you know, stuff goes on," she explained to Movieline.
“But it’s nothing.
It’s like family.”
And we just want to be true to that that’s all.
I mean, that’s life.
The news was likely enthusiastically received by fans of the pair who love watching them work together.
It’s also likely that Fonda and Tomlin are just as enthusiastic about the opportunity as their fans.
“People say we have a lot of chemistry,” she explained.
We have a soft spot for each other."
We have to say, we see it, too.
