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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
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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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I wouldn't have a nose job. I like my nose fine.
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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 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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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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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'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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As a diabetic, I'm a walking picnic. I have to eat measured amounts of food at certain times.
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I have no intention of retiring. Even my blood sugar is better when I'm working.
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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 never found anyone who could look after me as well as I could look after myself.
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There will always be ladies who lunch. Always. And apparently they live a long 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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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 felt that I committed myself too much. I promised too much. But that way it's exciting.
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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'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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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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Audiences are not strangers to me. They're the best friends I've got in my life.
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All of the writing on '30 Rock' is a joy to go into. It's pretty hot stuff.
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