"I don't have a great talent for explaining myself in acting because I can't explain it." — 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.

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

My idea of serenity - that wonderful word that everybody's trying to get into their life - is call-waiting.

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.