You know, when I was very young, I thought it didn't matter what happened to me when I died, so long as my work… — Elaine May Copy Share
Writing is close to acting. In directing, you control. Acting, you can't control how good you are, and you can't control how good you… — Elaine May Copy Share
You know how sometimes you lie in bed at night and think, “What if the law of gravity just wears out and lets go… — Elaine May Copy Share
Laugh Line' was sort of the way I am at interviews. I could think of nothing. — Elaine May Copy Share
I'll know when I'm successful. That'll be when Safeway cashes my check without identification. — Elaine May Copy Share
We have such respect for the English that, when an Englishman says Hollywood sucks, people listen. — Elaine May Copy Share
“Quote of the Day “You know how sometimes you lie in bed at night and think, “What if the law of gravity just wears… — Elaine May Copy Share
The only successful person in the world is Bing Crosby. I'm sure he'll be working tomorrow, and that's success. — Elaine May Copy Share
The only thing experience teaches you is what you can't do. When you start, you think you can do anything. And then you start… — Elaine May Copy Share
If all of the people who hate 'Ishtar' had seen it, I would be a rich woman today. — Elaine May Copy Share
As a woman, they think I want to show that I'm a nice person. I'm no one to be feared. When it comes down… — Elaine May Copy Share
Luck is very strange. I'm lucky in that I met the guy who said, Go to the University of Chicago, and I hitchhiked there. — Elaine May Copy Share
