Explore Quotes by Elaine Stritch

Fans recognize me all over the place. But the second you need anything, they're never around! They're like the police!

I think I have more humour in me than anger. But those two things are great bed-fellows, performance-wise.

I smoked, I drank, I did all the kicking my heels up type things, but I went to Mass on Sunday.

I like celebrities. I love people who are famous. Always have.

Isn't this fantastic, what a star I am?

I mention I'm going home, and I'm a star immediately! This used to happen with my boyfriends - as soon as I'd say, 'I gotta go home now,' they fell in love.

I don't want to see my family all the time, and they're delighted, I'm sure, to be aware of that.

I think taking care of yourself, health-wise, in every way, is a 100 percent winner.

I loved being on Broadway, but performing has become exhausting, and I just don't want to live in New York anymore. I'm just sick of the competition in New York, the feeling that I always have to rehearse to keep up my performance. I don't feel like rehearsing, even though it should be my favorite thing in the world to do.

I love New York. I went to New York to become an actress, and I did it. And I won all the awards known to man. And I'm happy. And I came home. I came, I saw, I conquered. And it feels great.

My biggest dream was to get out of Michigan - to discover life beyond the Sacred Heart Convent.

There are a lot of things I do that I don't want to, but I have to. It's truly an emotional need for me to perform.

I never thought about living in New York. I just thought it was great.

Honestly, this is a big thing to say, but I don't think I've ever been bored. If I even get an inkling of it, I split.

There were a lot of lyrics that I sang but didn't understand. But I had this facade in performance of looking like I wrote the book.

If I see someone saying the rosary in the wings, I know they've got talent.

I like glasses so I can go out without my makeup. Just grab your coat and get your hat and go.

There's something about it that makes sense, Lent. You give something up, and everything's more joyful.

I just serve others through entertaining. That's when I am happy.

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.

Talent is seductive.