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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.
Elaine Stritch
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Elaine Stritch
Age: 89 †
Born: 1925
Born: February 2
Died: 2014
Died: July 17
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This age thing is all up to you. It's like happiness is up to you. You just have to understand what it is before you get it.
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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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There will always be ladies who lunch. Always. And apparently they live a long time.
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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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I love reviews. Anybody who tells you they don't read reviews is a liar.
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If somebody doesn't have any talent, get off the stage! You're wasting my time.
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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 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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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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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 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 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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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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Everybody's got a sack of rocks.
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Why haven't I made more movies? Nobody asked me.
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I wouldn't have a nose job. I like my nose fine.
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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'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 have no intention of retiring. Even my blood sugar is better when I'm working.
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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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