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" I smoked, I drank, I did all the kicking my heels up type things, but I went to Mass on Sunday. "
Elaine Stritch
Up
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" 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. "
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" I'm a good acting partner for me... when I don't have anyone else, I do really well! "
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" My idea of serenity - that wonderful word that everybody's trying to get into their life - is call-waiting. "
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" I like celebrities. I love people who are famous. Always have. "
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" 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. "
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" I don't think I'm gonna die tomorrow or even two weeks from now, or even ever. I just don't know - who the hell knows what's gonna happen to them? Nobody! Isn't that comforting? Nobody has a clue. I like that we don't know. And I like that it's somebody else's decision, not mine. "
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" If I see someone saying the rosary in the wings, I know they've got talent. "
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" My biggest dream was to get out of Michigan - to discover life beyond the Sacred Heart Convent. "
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" I just serve others through entertaining. That's when I am happy. "
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" I think the most interesting New Yorkers are the people who were not born here. "
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" When I'm playing comedy, it is such a crap shoot of what will work and what won't. "
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" Fans recognize me all over the place. But the second you need anything, they're never around! They're like the police! "
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" I like glasses so I can go out without my makeup. Just grab your coat and get your hat and go. "
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" For me, going to London is like coming home. In fact, I've often entertained the idea of ending my days there. "
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" I tell the truth, and it has gotten me into a lot of trouble. My dad used to say to me, 'If you tell the truth all day long, you will end up in jail.' "
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" I have no intention of retiring. Even my blood sugar is better when I'm working. "
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" I like being talked about. I think some people really don't... because they're secure enough and they don't need that. "
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" If I see a great performance on television, onstage, in the movies, I go to work the next day with a renewed energy and less fear. These great artists take me out of my life and make me want to go there. "
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" 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. "
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" I don't have to go to a doctor and have my face changed. It terrifies me that women do that. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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