Elaine Stritch Quotes

Two drinks a day. Two drinks a day. TWO DRINKS A DAY! It doesn't work! Not when you want eleven, and not when you start shopping for wine glasses in the vase department at Bloomingdales.

When you're dealing with your life, my God, you gotta tell the truth.

For my money, insecurity, depression, etc, can be healed by way of El Morocco, sad songs at 4am, and the pop of a champagne cork

Why haven't I made more movies? Nobody asked me.

I never found anyone who could look after me as well as I could look after myself.

I get sick of saying how hard everything is. It's hard to get up in the morning. Everything's hard. Everything takes effort.

I wouldn't have a nose job. I like my nose fine.

Drama drama drama. The public wants it, so let them get the whole ugly mess. Why not?

It's very disconcerting to start out and to say, "I'm going to tell the truth," and then to realize it's that much trouble.

I think the most interesting New Yorkers are the people who were not born here.

There's nothing attractive about doing a documentary. Nothing. It's hard, hard work, and I find having all the attention of the day on me a very unattractive proposition.

Certain type of actresses get younger instead of older. I always say, 'Only ingenues age.'

For me, going to London is like coming home. In fact, I've often entertained the idea of ending my days there.

Betty White is probably a very nice woman.

All of the writing on '30 Rock' is a joy to go into. It's pretty hot stuff.

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

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

The people in New York - their humor is on a level that goes, uh, very deep, you know?