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Why haven't I made more movies? Nobody asked me.

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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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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I love audiences. My God, the best friends in the world!
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I am not influenced by other human beings. But I am inspired.
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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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There's something exciting about being afraid.
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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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As a diabetic, I'm a walking picnic. I have to eat measured amounts of food at certain times.
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I love holidays in New York. I love `em. I want to celebrate something all the time and New York has holidays for every day of the week, practically. I like holidays in New York City.
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I like to keep active. I've got too much energy not to.
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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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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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