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I don't think there's any thrill in the world like doing work you're good at.
Elaine Stritch
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Elaine Stritch
Age: 89 †
Born: 1925
Born: February 2
Died: 2014
Died: July 17
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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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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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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 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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I am not influenced by other human beings. But I am inspired.
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I compare Stephen Sondheim with humor, because humor is unanalyzable. You can't analyze humor. You just have to get through it.
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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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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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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 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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I don't dislike the way I look. I think I look fine. I think I look extraordinary for 88. And I've got energy. Out of my way.
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New York is like a disco, but without the music
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I don't have a great talent for explaining myself in acting because I can't explain it.
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I felt that I committed myself too much. I promised too much. But that way it's exciting.
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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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As a diabetic, I'm a walking picnic. I have to eat measured amounts of food at certain times.
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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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This is a time in my life where I'm gonna behave like an elegant human being. Or not.
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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 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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