Elaine Stritch
Elaine Stritch
Elaine Stritchwas 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStage Actress
Date of Birth2 February 1925
CityDetroit, MI
CountryUnited States of America
way too-much exciting
I felt that I committed myself too much. I promised too much. But that way it's exciting.
taught actresses cameras
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.
behave humans human-beings
This is a time in my life where I'm gonna behave like an elegant human being. Or not.
life-changing why-not aging
And why not do something new every day of your life? Change! Change!
night world truth-is
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.
theatre tragic
You can't be funny unless you're tragic, and you can't be tragic unless you're funny.
beatty knows
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.
clue how-to-be-happy grandeur
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.
thinking looks way
I don't dislike the way I look. I think I look fine. I think I look extraordinary for 88. And I've got energy. Out of my way.
lying theatre mouths
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.
progress stuff aging
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.
inspired humans human-beings
I am not influenced by other human beings. But I am inspired.
morning sick effort
I get sick of saying how hard everything is. It's hard to get up in the morning. Everything's hard. Everything takes effort.
new-york holiday cities
I love holidays in New York. I love `em. I want to celebrate something all the time and New York has holidays for every day of the week, practically. I like holidays in New York City.