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I never found anyone who could look after me as well as I could look after myself.
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 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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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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I don't want to see a movie twice. I don't want to do anything twice.
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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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All of the writing on '30 Rock' is a joy to go into. It's pretty hot stuff.
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I like to keep active. I've got too much energy not to.
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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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There's nothing attractive about doing a documentary. Nothing. It's hard, hard work, and I find having all the attention of the day on me a very unattractive proposition.
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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 am not influenced by other human beings. But I am inspired.
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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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Audiences are not strangers to me. They're the best friends I've got in my life.
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Why haven't I made more movies? Nobody asked me.
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If somebody doesn't have any talent, get off the stage! You're wasting my time.
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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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For my money, insecurity, depression, etc, can be healed by way of El Morocco, sad songs at 4am, and the pop of a champagne cork
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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 know what to do with Warren Beatty. All I know is that he wasn't attracted to me. That's all right.
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Everybody's got a sack of rocks.
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