Elaine Stritch Quotes

United States, Actress
February 2, 1925 – July, 17, 2014.

Elaine Stritch (February 2, 1925 – July 17, 2014) was an American actress and singer, known for her work on Broadway. She made her professional stage debut in 1944 and appeared in numerous stage plays, musicals, feature films and television series. She was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1995.

Also known as Singer

I don't have to go to a doctor and have my face changed. It terrifies me that women do that.

Elaine Stritch
- Women
Fear is the base of what everybody does wrong in their lives.

Elaine Stritch
- Fear

Isn't this fantastic, what a star I am?

Elaine Stritch
- Star
I never found anyone who could look after me as well as I could look after myself.

Elaine Stritch
I find it easier to abstain than do a little bit of anything. I'm not a 'little bit' kind of dame. I want it all, whatever I do.

Elaine Stritch
There's certainly nothing lasting and definite about the theater.

Elaine Stritch
I love Birmingham, Michigan. It's lovely - you know, it's very similar to the Hamptons.

Elaine Stritch
Dying is easy. Comedy is hard.

Elaine Stritch
- Comedy
- Dying

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.

Elaine Stritch
When I'm playing comedy, it is such a crap shoot of what will work and what won't.

Elaine Stritch
- Work
- Comedy
I like being talked about. I think some people really don't... because they're secure enough and they don't need that.

Elaine Stritch
- People
I think taking care of yourself, health-wise, in every way, is a 100 percent winner.

Elaine Stritch
- Health
- Wise