Certain type of actresses get younger instead of older. I always say, 'Only ingenues age.' Elaine Stritch More Quotes by Elaine Stritch More Quotes From Elaine Stritch When you're dealing with your life, my God, you gotta tell the truth. Elaine Stritch telling-the-truth 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. Elaine Stritch realizingtelling-the-truthtrouble Easy does it is what I'm looking for. Elaine Stritch easydoe There will always be ladies who lunch. Always. And apparently they live a long time. Elaine Stritch long-timelunchlong People will always be around to tell you you're no good or you're wrong or unwise to keep doing what you want to do. They're wrong. They're always wrong. Keep going. Elaine Stritch doing-what-you-wantalways-wrongpeople 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.' Elaine Stritch jaildadlong I think the most interesting New Yorkers are the people who were not born here. Elaine Stritch peopleinterestingthinking Well if I had my choice I would not - I wouldn't mind working with Alec Baldwin, but the mother role - I'm kidding. It's terrific. I'll tell you what happened with Alec Baldwin and myself. This is a couple acting together just this side of heaven. He's one of the best actors I've ever worked with in whole life. And I - I'm not overdoing it. I just think he's about the best around today. So I got lucky. Elaine Stritch couplemotherthinking I'm going to do less performing because I'm tired. It's hard to convince anybody that you're just going to take it easy. Elaine Stritch performingtiredeasy I like to keep active. I've got too much energy not to. Elaine Stritch activetoo-muchenergy 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. Elaine Stritch unattractivehard-workattention Onstage, nothing is as important as truth, nothing. As soon as you lie, they know it. Elaine Stritch theatreimportantlying I've changed a lot, too! I'm different, too. I have far more in some ways to offer and far less in other ways to offer. That's life. And, you know, life goes on! Elaine Stritch differentgoes-onway Talent is seductive. Elaine Stritch seductivetalent I mention I'm going home, and I'm a star immediately! This used to happen with my boyfriends - as soon as I'd say, 'I gotta go home now,' they fell in love. Elaine Stritch gogoing-homehomelove Making clever speeches takes a lot of work and a lot of time. Elaine Stritch makingcleverworktime My idea of serenity - that wonderful word that everybody's trying to get into their life - is call-waiting. Elaine Stritch serenitywonderfultryinglife I love Birmingham, Michigan. It's lovely - you know, it's very similar to the Hamptons. Elaine Stritch knowyoulovelylove I'm funny when I want to be. And I'm even funny when I don't want to be. Elaine Stritch evenwantfunny Honestly, this is a big thing to say, but I don't think I've ever been bored. If I even get an inkling of it, I split. Elaine Stritch saybigthinkbored
