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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
Actress
Film Actor
Singer
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Detroit
Michigan
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Onstage
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I am not influenced by other human beings. But I am inspired.
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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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