Elaine Stritch Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“My idea of serenity - that wonderful word that everybody's trying to get into their life - is call-waiting.”

“Talent is seductive.”

“I have not had any of that surgical stuff. I am too curious to find out exactly how I progress every day of my life naturally. That is what fascinates me.”

“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.”

“As a diabetic, I'm a walking picnic. I have to eat measured amounts of food at certain times.”

“I'm a good acting partner for me... when I don't have anyone else, I do really well!”

“I always say, 'If you can't give a reason for the banana peel being in the alley, then don't have the comic slide over it.' Do you understand what I mean? First explain how the banana peel got there quickly. And then there's a reason for all the comedy.”

“I have no intention of retiring. Even my blood sugar is better when I'm working.”

“What I want to understand is what I am talking about on the stage. What I don't want to understand is what the government is talking about when the government tells me about taxes.”

“When I want to do something badly enough, I do it, but there is a practical side of me that thinks I should be paid fairly.”