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Onstage, nothing is as important as truth, nothing. As soon as you lie, they know it.
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 have no intention of retiring. Even my blood sugar is better when I'm working.
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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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Why haven't I made more movies? Nobody asked me.
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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 don't have a great talent for explaining myself in acting because I can't explain it.
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You cannot tell an audience a lie. They know it before you do before it's out of your mouth, they know it's a lie.
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I love audiences. My God, the best friends 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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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 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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I felt that I committed myself too much. I promised too much. But that way it's exciting.
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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 don't want to see a movie twice. I don't want to do anything twice.
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