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 More Quotes by Elaine Stritch More Quotes From Elaine Stritch Woody Allen is a better actor than anybody from the Actors Studio, and he can be anybody he says he is. Elaine Stritch woody studios actors 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 realizing telling-the-truth trouble Easy does it is what I'm looking for. Elaine Stritch easy doe There will always be ladies who lunch. Always. And apparently they live a long time. Elaine Stritch long-time lunch long 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-want always-wrong people I think the most interesting New Yorkers are the people who were not born here. Elaine Stritch people interesting thinking 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 couple mother thinking 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 performing tired easy I like to keep active. I've got too much energy not to. Elaine Stritch active too-much energy 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 unattractive hard-work attention Onstage, nothing is as important as truth, nothing. As soon as you lie, they know it. Elaine Stritch theatre important lying 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 different goes-on way Talent is seductive. Elaine Stritch seductive talent 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 go going-home home love Making clever speeches takes a lot of work and a lot of time. Elaine Stritch making clever work time My idea of serenity - that wonderful word that everybody's trying to get into their life - is call-waiting. Elaine Stritch serenity wonderful trying life I love Birmingham, Michigan. It's lovely - you know, it's very similar to the Hamptons. Elaine Stritch know you lovely love I'm funny when I want to be. And I'm even funny when I don't want to be. Elaine Stritch even want funny 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 say big think bored
