American - Actress | February 2, 1925 - July 17, 2014
I tell the truth, and it has gotten me into a lot of trouble. My dad used to say to me, 'If you tell the truth all day long, you will end up in jail.'
Elaine Stritch
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Fear is the base of what everybody does wrong in their lives.
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My movie career - if such a thing even exists - is laughable.
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Why haven't I made more movies? Nobody asked me.
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Certain type of actresses get younger instead of older. I always say, 'Only ingenues age.'
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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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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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I don't want to see a movie twice. I don't want to do anything twice.
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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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All of the writing on '30 Rock' is a joy to go into. It's pretty hot stuff.
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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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I don't have a great talent for explaining myself in acting because I can't explain it.
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