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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
Actress
Film Actor
Singer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Detroit
Michigan
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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 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 was so happy I didn't have to work that night. That was the truth, because show business is about the hardest profession in the world.
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Why haven't I made more movies? Nobody asked me.
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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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Onstage, nothing is as important as truth, nothing. As soon as you lie, they know it.
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There's something exciting about being afraid.
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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 never found anyone who could look after me as well as I could look after myself.
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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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I have no intention of retiring. Even my blood sugar is better when I'm working.
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Everybody's got a sack of rocks.
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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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Tony Bennett said to me, Wow, your talent is amazing. Maybe he's a bore, maybe he's a jerk, but when he said that to me, I didn't need anything more than that.
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It gets tiring being a smartass.
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Two drinks a day. Two drinks a day. TWO DRINKS A DAY! It doesn't work! Not when you want eleven, and not when you start shopping for wine glasses in the vase department at Bloomingdales.
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People will always be around to tell you you're no good or you're wrong or unwise to keep doing what you want to do. They're wrong. They're always wrong. Keep going.
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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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