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
street time yorkers
New Yorkers stop me on the street all the time to say, 'You're terrific! You're the nuts!'
clever speeches takes time work
Making clever speeches takes a lot of work and a lot of time.
lunch long long-time
There will always be ladies who lunch. Always. And apparently they live a long time.
talent wasting-my-time stage
If somebody doesn't have any talent, get off the stage! You're wasting my time.
estate fell hammer last less life minute nail point
I've come to the point in my life where less is more. The minute the last hammer fell on the last nail I called the real estate office.
jungle learn method school sending tiger
Marlon's going to school to learn the Method was like sending a tiger to jungle school.
funny
I'm funny when I want to be. And I'm even funny when I don't want to be.
badly paid
When I want to do something badly enough, I do it, but there is a practical side of me that thinks I should be paid fairly.
definite
There's certainly nothing lasting and definite about the theater.
My movie career - if such a thing even exists - is laughable.
love similar
I love Birmingham, Michigan. It's lovely - you know, it's very similar to the Hamptons.
against breeding broads convent crap extending finger great schools sipping
Let me tell you about those convents. All that crap about extending the pinkie finger while sipping tea is a myth. Convent schools are breeding grounds for great broads and occasionally one-of-the-boys. Convent schools teach you to play against everything, which is what I'm still doing.
life trying word
My idea of serenity - that wonderful word that everybody's trying to get into their life - is call-waiting.
closer harder playing russian
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.