“if somebody doesn't have any talent, get off the stage! you're wasting my time.”
Elaine Stritch“if somebody doesn't have any talent, get off the stage! you're wasting my time.”
Elaine Stritch“I think I have more humour in me than anger. But those two things are great bed-fellows, performance-wise.”
Elaine Stritch“You have to be very, very good looking to get ahead in motion pictures.”
Elaine Stritch“As a diabetic, I'm a walking picnic. I have to eat measured amounts of food at certain times.”
Elaine Stritch“I like celebrities. I love people who are famous. Always have.”
Elaine Stritch“I can't explain chemistry. I really can't. I haven't got a clue what it's all about. It just happens. It's like falling in love. You can't explain why you fall in love or explain why it's this particular person.”
Elaine Stritch“I compare Stephen Sondheim with humor, because humor is unanalyzable. You can't analyze humor. You just have to get through it.”
Elaine Stritch“The people in New York - their humor is on a level that goes, uh, very deep, you know?”
Elaine Stritch