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Elaine Stritch, born on February 2, 1925, was an accomplished American actress. Known for her unique acting style and sense of humor, she achieved great success on Broadway and in television. Stritch's versatility in theater, film, and television earned her recognition, particularly for her performances in musicals such as 'Gypsy' and 'Annie'.

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All Thinking Knows Want Aging Ifs Way Audience Long Telling The Truth Theatre

Famous Elaine Stritch Quotes

“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.”

Ifs Giving Firsts Mean Reason Comedy Comic Over It Slides Bananas Alleys

Author:Elaine Stritch

“I have not had any of that surgical stuff. I am too curious to find out exactly how I progress every day of my life naturally. That is what fascinates me.”

Stuff Progress Aging Curious

Author:Elaine Stritch

“I think it's the wrong way around to say when you get older move to the country. I think when you get older you move to New York. If you're a nice broad they'll look after you.”

Ifs Thinking Way Looks Country Moving Nice New York Aging Broads Wrong Way

Author:Elaine Stritch

“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.”

Age Aging Up To You

Author:Elaine Stritch

“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!”

Knows Way Different Changed Goes On Offers Aging Life Goes On I've Changed

Author:Elaine Stritch

“And why not do something new every day of your life? Change! Change!”

Aging Life Changing Something New Why Not

Author:Elaine Stritch

“I want to settle down this last time. I say last, because I don't think I'm in any condition to live a long time from now. The bell's gonna ring pretty soon.”

Thinking Want Long Lasts Conditions Long Time Aging Rings Settling Bells Last Time Settling Down

Author:Elaine Stritch

“For my money, insecurity, depression, etc, can be healed by way of El Morocco, sad songs at 4am, and the pop of a champagne cork”

Way Song Pops Etc Insecurity Healed Champagne Morocco Cork Sad Song

Author:Elaine Stritch

“This is a time in my life where I'm gonna behave like an elegant human being. Or not.”

Humans Human Beings Behave Elegant

Author:Elaine Stritch

“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.”

Thinking Knows Two Happens Dies Decision Hell Week Mines Tomorrow Clue Comforting Two Weeks

Author:Elaine Stritch

“I don't know what the hell I'm doing up there half the time. These performers that go on about their technique and craft - oh, puleeze! How boring! I don't know what technique means. But I do know what experience is. I know in my gut when I've done a scene right.”

Knows Mean Done Half Hell Goes On Scene Boring Technique Crafts Guts Performers

Author:Elaine Stritch

“The terrifying thing in my life is that I am just an actress. And I have to keep pushing it and getting approval, approval, approval or I don’t think I’m worth two cents. And I am starting to get over it, thank God. And I’m just sad because I don’t have many years left and I wish I had a longer space of time to think that Elaine Stritch is okay.”

Thinking Years Two Life Is Left Wish Space Okay Starting Actresses Pushing Over It Thank God Approval Cents Get Over Time To Think Pushing It Two Cents

Author:Elaine Stritch

“I love audiences. My God, the best friends in the world!”

Author:Elaine Stritch

“Two drinks a day. Two drinks a day. TWO DRINKS A DAY! It doesn't work! Not when you want eleven, and not when you start shopping for wine glasses in the vase department at Bloomingdales.”

Want Two Drink Wine Glasses Department Shopping Eleven Wine Glass Vases

Author:Elaine Stritch

“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.”

Taught Hollywood Cameras Following Actresses

Author:Elaine Stritch

“I’d like to discover life. Quite frankly I don’t know how to be happy. I have not a clue. I only serve — and I don’t say that with any grandeur. I just serve others through entertaining. That’s when I am happy. I’m not just delighted with myself when I’m entertaining, but I’m happier than when I’m not.”

Knows Know How Entertaining Clue Delighted Grandeur How To Be Happy

Author:Elaine Stritch

“I never found anyone who could look after me as well as I could look after myself.”

Wells Looks Found

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“New York is like a disco, but without the music”

Author:Elaine Stritch

“If you tell the truth all day long, you will end up in jail.”

Ifs Long Ends Telling The Truth Jail

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“There's something exciting about being afraid.”

Exciting Being Afraid

Author:Elaine Stritch

“You can't be funny unless you're tragic, and you can't be tragic unless you're funny.”

Author:Elaine Stritch

“Onstage, nothing is as important as truth, nothing. As soon as you lie, they know it.”

Knows Important Lying Theatre

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“If somebody doesn't have any talent, get off the stage! You're wasting my time.”

Ifs Stage Talent My Time Wasting My Time

Author:Elaine Stritch

“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.”

People Want What You Want Keep Going Unwise Always Wrong Doing What You Want

Author:Elaine Stritch

About the Author

Born: February 2, 1925
Died: July 17, 2014
Known for: Actress
Quotes: 74

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