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

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

Quite frankly I don't know how to be happy. I have not a clue.

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

Dying is easy. Comedy is hard.

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

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.

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