ernestine would say are you going to be home between april and november it was sort the truth. >> one i die her picture will be running with my obituary. >> if that's true ernestine was first in what seemed like a never-ending cannon of tomlin's iconic. she was everywhere. on small screens, big screens, broadway, cover of "time" magazine crowned the queen of comedy crowned a femme is in. >> you would never play a role that you thought undermined women's power. >> i wouldn't want to play anything that undermined humanity. i don't want to deliberately stab someone. now that makes me a weak artist in some fashion, i think. >> so you've never played a role where you've murdered someone. >> i can't think of anything where i shot someone or stabbed someone or slit someone. >> but you almost slit someone's throat. >> i thought i did. >> you thought he was a rick. >> yes, i did. now i get it. i lose my spot. >> spare me the women's libya grab, okay? >> did you think that would resonate? it filmed so well, touched so many women. >> it did, i know. i don't know that we did. everybody was sort o

. >> if that's true it's only because ernestine was first in what seemed like a never-ending cannon ofd the queen of comedy. no small feat for a feminist who refused to take on roles that defeated women. >> you would never play a role that you thought undermined women's power or women's roles? >> i would. want to play anything that undermined humanity. i would wantn't to literally stab someone. that makes me a weak artist. >> you've never played a role where you've murdered someone. >> i can't think of anyone where i shot someone or stabbed someone or slit someone's throat. >> you almost poisoned someone in "nine to five." >> i almost did. >> you did because you thought he was a prick. >> i reckon so. >> lose a promotion to some idiot prejudice. you're so intimidated by any woman who won'tst at the back of the bus. >> spare me the women's lib crap. >> that was a film that touched so many women. >> many were scared the first opening weekend. then it went to number one. it was like the second highest grocer of the year or something like that. >> they were scared at the time because -- >>