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I am not influenced by other human beings. But I am inspired.

Elaine Stritch

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Elaine Stritch
Age: 89 †
Born: 1925
Born: February 2
Died: 2014
Died: July 17
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Stage Actor
Television Actor
Detroit
Michigan
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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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I tell the truth, and it has gotten me into a lot of trouble. My dad used to say to me, 'If you tell the truth all day long, you will end up in jail.'
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I wouldn't have a nose job. I like my nose fine.
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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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I don't want to see a movie twice. I don't want to do anything twice.
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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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I don't think there's any thrill in the world like doing work you're good at.
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I have not had any of that surgical stuff. I am too curious to find out exactly how I progress every day of my life naturally. That is what fascinates me.
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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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Woody Allen is a better actor than anybody from the Actors Studio, and he can be anybody he says he is.
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This age thing is all up to you. It's like happiness is up to you. You just have to understand what it is before you get it.
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Fear is the base of what everybody does wrong in their lives.
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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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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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I love reviews. Anybody who tells you they don't read reviews is a liar.
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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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Audiences are not strangers to me. They're the best friends I've got in my life.
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I have no intention of retiring. Even my blood sugar is better when I'm working.
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