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> [It's a pain in the ass, show business. And the only time that I really enjoy it is when I'm in front of an audience and they're reacting to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elaine-stritch/it-s-a-pain-in-the-ass-show-business-and-the-only-time-that-i-really/)

[Elaine Stritch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elaine-stritch/)

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## More by Elaine Stritch

> [I have no intention of retiring. Even my blood sugar is better when I'm working.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elaine-stritch/i-have-no-intention-of-retiring-even-my-blood-sugar-is-better-when-i/)

[Elaine Stritch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elaine-stritch/)

> [This is a time in my life where I'm gonna behave like an elegant human being. Or not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elaine-stritch/this-is-a-time-in-my-life-where-i-m-gonna-behave-like-an-elegant/)

[Elaine Stritch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elaine-stritch/)

> [I don't think there's any thrill in the world like doing work you're good at.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elaine-stritch/i-don-t-think-there-s-any-thrill-in-the-world-like-doing-work-you-re/)

[Elaine Stritch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elaine-stritch/)

> [I find it easier to abstain than do a little bit of anything. I'm not a 'little bit' kind of dame. I want it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elaine-stritch/i-find-it-easier-to-abstain-than-do-a-little-bit-of-anything-i-m-not/)

[Elaine Stritch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elaine-stritch/)

> [I like being talked about. I think some people really don't... because they're secure enough and they don't need that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elaine-stritch/i-like-being-talked-about-i-think-some-people-really-don-t-because/)

[Elaine Stritch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elaine-stritch/)

> [Let me tell you about those convents. All that crap about extending the pinkie finger while sipping tea is a myth. Convent schools are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elaine-stritch/let-me-tell-you-about-those-convents-all-that-crap-about-extending/)

[Elaine Stritch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elaine-stritch/)

> [I'm a hotel baby, absolutely: it's hard to think of a hotel I haven't stayed in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elaine-stritch/i-m-a-hotel-baby-absolutely-it-s-hard-to-think-of-a-hotel-i-haven-t/)

[Elaine Stritch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elaine-stritch/)

> [If somebody doesn't have any talent, get off the stage! You're wasting my time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elaine-stritch/if-somebody-doesn-t-have-any-talent-get-off-the-stage-you-re-wasting/)

[Elaine Stritch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elaine-stritch/)

> [I felt that I committed myself too much. I promised too much. But that way it's exciting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elaine-stritch/i-felt-that-i-committed-myself-too-much-i-promised-too-much-but-that/)

[Elaine Stritch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elaine-stritch/)

> [I love holidays in New York. I love 'em. I want to celebrate something all the time and New York has holidays for every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elaine-stritch/i-love-holidays-in-new-york-i-love-em-i-want-to-celebrate-something/)

[Elaine Stritch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elaine-stritch/)

> [There will always be ladies who lunch. Always. And apparently they live a long time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elaine-stritch/there-will-always-be-ladies-who-lunch-always-and-apparently-they-live/)

[Elaine Stritch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elaine-stritch/)

> [I do believe in the infallibility of the Pope, because I think we have to believe in something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elaine-stritch/i-do-believe-in-the-infallibility-of-the-pope-because-i-think-we-have/)

[Elaine Stritch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elaine-stritch/)

> [The closer a part is to you, the harder it is to play. Anything else is just imitation. If I'm playing a Russian countess,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elaine-stritch/the-closer-a-part-is-to-you-the-harder-it-is-to-play-anything-else-is/)

[Elaine Stritch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elaine-stritch/)

> [The people in New York - their humor is on a level that goes, uh, very deep, you know?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elaine-stritch/the-people-in-new-york-their-humor-is-on-a-level-that-goes-uh-very/)

[Elaine Stritch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elaine-stritch/)

> [When I want to do something badly enough, I do it, but there is a practical side of me that thinks I should be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elaine-stritch/when-i-want-to-do-something-badly-enough-i-do-it-but-there-is-a/)

[Elaine Stritch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elaine-stritch/)

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