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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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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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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 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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There will always be ladies who lunch. Always. And apparently they live a long time.
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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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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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New York is like a disco, but without the music
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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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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 am not influenced by other human beings. But I am inspired.
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I certainly was not the romantic lead. I couldn't be that, because I was not that good looking. And that is something about Hollywood that I do not like at all. Why can't a woman who is just normally good looking fall in love? I mean, everybody in the movies is so good looking.
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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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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 like to keep active. I've got too much energy not to.
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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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Everybody's got a sack of rocks.
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I want to settle down this last time. I say last, because I don't think I'm in any condition to live a long time from now. The bell's gonna ring pretty soon.
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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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Onstage, nothing is as important as truth, nothing. As soon as you lie, they know it.
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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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