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You cannot tell an audience a lie. They know it before you do before it's out of your mouth, they know it's a lie.
Elaine Stritch
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Elaine Stritch
Age: 89 †
Born: 1925
Born: February 2
Died: 2014
Died: July 17
Actress
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I never found anyone who could look after me as well as I could look after myself.
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Audiences are not strangers to me. They're the best friends I've got in my life.
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All of the writing on '30 Rock' is a joy to go into. It's pretty hot stuff.
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I always say, 'If you can't give a reason for the banana peel being in the alley, then don't have the comic slide over it.' Do you understand what I mean? First explain how the banana peel got there quickly. And then there's a reason for all the comedy.
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It's very disconcerting to start out and to say, I'm going to tell the truth, and then to realize it's that much trouble.
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