Elaine Stritch

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

You have to be very, very good looking to get ahead in motion pictures.

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

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

I can't explain chemistry. I really can't. I haven't got a clue what it's all about. It just happens. It's like falling in love. You can't explain why you fall in love or explain why it's this particular person.

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

I compare Stephen Sondheim with humor, because humor is unanalyzable. You can't analyze humor. You just have to get through it.

if somebody doesn't have any talent, get off the stage! you're wasting my time.