Elaine Stritch Quotes
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What I want to understand is what I am talking about on the stage. What I don't want to understand is what the government is talking about when the government tells me about taxes.
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I think the most interesting New Yorkers are the people who were not born here.
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Isn't this fantastic, what a star I am?
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When I'm playing comedy, it is such a crap shoot of what will work and what won't.
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I think taking care of yourself, health-wise, in every way, is a 100 percent winner.
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The closer a part is to you, the harder it is to play. Anything else is just imitation. If I'm playing a Russian countess, I get the hat, the accent, the outrageousness. Easy. Playing a murderess? Perfect.
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Dying is easy. Comedy is hard.
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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 think being boring is just the worst sin of all time.
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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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I like being talked about. I think some people really don't... because they're secure enough and they don't need that.
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I love Birmingham, Michigan. It's lovely - you know, it's very similar to the Hamptons.