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

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

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.