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Audiences are not strangers to me. They're the best friends I've got in my life.
Elaine Stritch
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Elaine Stritch
Age: 89 †
Born: 1925
Born: February 2
Died: 2014
Died: July 17
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More quotes by Elaine Stritch
It's a pain in the ass, show business. And the only time that I really enjoy it is when I'm in front of an audience and they're reacting to me.
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I don't think there's any thrill in the world like doing work you're good at.
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I love reviews. Anybody who tells you they don't read reviews is a liar.
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I don't think I'm gonna die tomorrow or even two weeks from now, or even ever. I just don't know - who the hell knows what's gonna happen to them? Nobody! Isn't that comforting? Nobody has a clue. I like that we don't know. And I like that it's somebody else's decision, not mine.
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New York is like a disco, but without the music
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I love audiences. My God, the best friends in the world!
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Onstage, nothing is as important as truth, nothing. As soon as you lie, they know it.
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I have no intention of retiring. Even my blood sugar is better when I'm working.
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For me, going to London is like coming home. In fact, I've often entertained the idea of ending my days there.
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If somebody doesn't have any talent, get off the stage! You're wasting my time.
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I get sick of saying how hard everything is. It's hard to get up in the morning. Everything's hard. Everything takes effort.
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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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I find it easier to abstain than do a little bit of anything. I'm not a 'little bit' kind of dame. I want it all, whatever I do.
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All you have to do is say, 'I'm going home,' and you're the most popular girl at the party.
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The terrifying thing in my life is that I am just an actress. And I have to keep pushing it and getting approval, approval, approval or I don’t think I’m worth two cents. And I am starting to get over it, thank God. And I’m just sad because I don’t have many years left and I wish I had a longer space of time to think that Elaine Stritch is okay.
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I've changed a lot, too! I'm different, too. I have far more in some ways to offer and far less in other ways to offer. That's life. And, you know, life goes on!
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Fear is the base of what everybody does wrong in their lives.
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This is a time in my life where I'm gonna behave like an elegant human being. Or not.
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Bette Davis taught Hollywood to follow an actress instead of the actress following the camera, and she's probably the best movie actress there's ever been.
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There will always be ladies who lunch. Always. And apparently they live a long time.
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