Elaine Stritch

I never found anyone who could look after me as well as I could look after myself. ”

This age thing is all up to you. It's like happiness is up to you. You just have to understand what it is before you get it. ”

All of the writing on '30 Rock' is a joy to go into. It's pretty hot stuff. ”

When I want to do something badly enough, I do it, but there is a practical side of me that thinks I should be paid fairly. ”

If I see a great performance on television, onstage, in the movies, I go to work the next day with a renewed energy and less fear. These great artists take me out of my life and make me want to go there. ”

There are a lot of things I do that I don't want to, but I have to. It's truly an emotional need for me to perform. ”

I am not influenced by other human beings. But I am inspired. ”

New Yorkers stop me on the street all the time to say, 'You're terrific! You're the nuts!' ”

There will always be ladies who lunch. Always. And apparently they live a long time. ”

Certain type of actresses get younger instead of older. I always say, 'Only ingenues age.' ”