Elaine Stritch Quotes

As I've gotten older, I realize how important my fans are and that I'm here because of them and not the other way around.

Ninety percent of the people who come to see me are my fans.

I've had a good-size fan base for a while.

There have been a few friends who have taught me some great lessons in life. I wouldn't like to name them. They did things that I never expected out of them that left me heart-broken. It was during these rough patches in life that they left me alone. I know now that it was only my position that they were interested in.

People recite lines to me all the time, anywhere I get recognized.

The people who ask me for my autograph are the people who've put me here today, and you can't afford to forget that.

The concept of even having fans is still kind of weird to me. I really just feel like a filmmaker that is only just finding my foot in and is beginning to participate in Hollywood and making films. So the idea of any kind of fandom or people that are waiting for something that I may release is very distant in my mind.

From the moment I leave my house or my hotel room, the public owns me. The public made Alice Cooper and I can't imagine ever turning my back on my fans.

The fans sing my name around the world. When I meet fans, they ask, 'How are you? All good with your family?'

The Hardys have such a huge following.

The Orioles drafted me. I did a lot for that community, I did a lot for the state, and they didn't show me a little bit of love.

The coolest thing for me is that I've been blessed with a nice following. The people that come to see me are fans, and that happens in Vegas, too.

My fans know me too well.

Fame, on its best day, is kind of like a friendly wave from a stranger by the side of the road. And when it's not so good, it's like a long walk home, all alone, with nobody in when you get there.

Glory and fame mean twelve thousand francs' worth of paid articles in the newspapers and five thousand crowns' worth of dinners.

What of fame? Everybody knows your name: never again are you alone.

One dance had made me the most famous colored woman in the world.

People think that it's fun to meet celebrities - but what do you mean by "celebrity"? Someone you recognise? What are they famous for? It's people who've done something that are exciting.

The final test of fame is to have a crazy person imagine he is you.

I didn't take it seriously myself at the time, but now all of my old teachers are supportive. Even my principal - I sold out the O2 Arena in London, and he came out to see me, which was really cool. I actually put a picture with him on my Instagram, and I think and he's wearing one of my snapbacks.

Promises were a lot like impressions. The second one didn't count for much.

This book is dedicated to all of my friends who helped me get to where I am today - you know who you are... and when I find you I am going to kill you.

The fame of an actor is won in minutes and seconds, not in years.

Tut, tut — fame clearly isn't everything.