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I like to keep active. I've got too much energy not to.

Elaine Stritch

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Elaine Stritch
Age: 89 †
Born: 1925
Born: February 2
Died: 2014
Died: July 17
Actress
Film Actor
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Stage Actor
Television Actor
Detroit
Michigan
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I am not influenced by other human beings. But I am inspired.
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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 don't think I'm gonna die tomorrow or even two weeks from now, or even ever. I just don't know - who the hell knows what's gonna happen to them? Nobody! Isn't that comforting? Nobody has a clue. I like that we don't know. And I like that it's somebody else's decision, not mine.
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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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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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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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As a diabetic, I'm a walking picnic. I have to eat measured amounts of food at certain times.
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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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There will always be ladies who lunch. Always. And apparently they live a long time.
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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 wouldn't have a nose job. I like my nose fine.
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I love reviews. Anybody who tells you they don't read reviews is a liar.
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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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