Easy does it is what I'm looking for. Elaine Stritch More Quotes by Elaine Stritch More Quotes From 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. Elaine Stritch two years thinking It gets tiring being a smartass. Elaine Stritch smartass tire I find it easier to abstain than do a little bit of anything. I'm not a 'little bit' kind of dame. I want it all, whatever I do. Elaine Stritch dames want littles Fear is the base of what everybody does wrong in their lives. Elaine Stritch doe I don't think there's any thrill in the world like doing work you're good at. Elaine Stritch thrill world thinking This is a time in my life where I'm gonna behave like an elegant human being. Or not. Elaine Stritch behave human-beings humans 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. Elaine Stritch theatre mouths lying And why not do something new every day of your life? Change! Change! Elaine Stritch aging why-not life-changing 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. Elaine Stritch taught cameras hollywood There's something exciting about being afraid. Elaine Stritch being-afraid exciting I am not influenced by other human beings. But I am inspired. Elaine Stritch inspired human-beings humans Everybody's got a sack of rocks. Elaine Stritch rocks Audiences are not strangers to me. They're the best friends I've got in my life. Elaine Stritch audience theatre stranger If somebody doesn't have any talent, get off the stage! You're wasting my time. Elaine Stritch wasting-my-time stage talent 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. Elaine Stritch how-to-be-happy entertaining clue New York is like a disco, but without the music Elaine Stritch disco new-york 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. Elaine Stritch holiday cities new-york 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. Elaine Stritch nice new-york country 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 chemistry falling-in-love love-you I felt that I committed myself too much. I promised too much. But that way it's exciting. Elaine Stritch too-much exciting way
