Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story Quote
Lillian Michelson: When Harold first came out to California, and was setting up our foundation for our life, when he said, 'Come on out, I have an apartment for you', I had a few days on the train from Miami to think about what I was getting into. [train whistle]
Lillian Michelson: And I'm thinking, what am I doing? I'm going to an unknown state, a man I don't know - I just know his sister. Is this a reason to get married? Is this a reason to leave everything? I had two days and two nights of not sleeping, just sitting and wondering.
Lillian Michelson: I never felt that I was worthy of all this love. So that's the crux of it. [interviewer: What?]
Lillian Michelson: I guess because I was an orphan and not the center of the universe, from a very early age, and had to fight - everything. All my life's circumstances had to be fought against, and resisted, and made to fit *me* as a person. So I never felt that I was really worthy of anybody's sustained and consistent love. I was thrilled by it, but secretly I never thought I would - I deserved it. That's why I loved the poems so much. 'Oh, another year and he still loves me!' [laughs]
Lillian Michelson: And I'm thinking, what am I doing? I'm going to an unknown state, a man I don't know - I just know his sister. Is this a reason to get married? Is this a reason to leave everything? I had two days and two nights of not sleeping, just sitting and wondering.
Lillian Michelson: I never felt that I was worthy of all this love. So that's the crux of it. [interviewer: What?]
Lillian Michelson: I guess because I was an orphan and not the center of the universe, from a very early age, and had to fight - everything. All my life's circumstances had to be fought against, and resisted, and made to fit *me* as a person. So I never felt that I was really worthy of anybody's sustained and consistent love. I was thrilled by it, but secretly I never thought I would - I deserved it. That's why I loved the poems so much. 'Oh, another year and he still loves me!' [laughs]
Movie: Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
