Elaine Stritch Quotes

Fear is exciting for me.

When you combine boring with fear, you have fun.

There is a joy in danger.

I'm not happy unless I've got a little bit of fear going.

isn't it funny how danger makes people passionate?

The first time I jumped from a plane, I screamed like a woman. I was two miles up and you could hear me clear as day. Now I love it.

It's not so much I like to go win, but it's a rush. A horrible gut wrenching thing, but it's exciting.

I like the edge of danger.

I think most people, even if they say they hate horror movies, there's that feeling you get inside that you love. I mean, I love it. I love to have the hairs on the back of my neck stand up or get that chill up my spine.

You go to see movies to feel something, and being terrified - there's something so fun about that.

Scary things are good, aren't they?

I enjoy being slightly scared.

Running with the bulls was the scariest and craziest thing I have ever done.

I like it when my heart's pounding and I'm sweating and I'm nervous.

I like scaring myself.

The adrenaline and stress of an adventure are better than a thousand peaceful days.

Thrills are much more about anticipation than action. An unfired bullet is more dangerous than one that has already met its target.

Thrillers are like life, more like life than you are.

There is a fascination with fear. It grabs our attention.

I know that if I wasn't scared, something's wrong, because the thrill is what's scary.

For some reason, people value being scared less than they value laughing.

My favorite part of a roller-coaster ride is when you're going up and you're slightly scared and really excited. You don't know what's coming next but you know it's going to be good. You can't handle it, go on the carousel.

People love to get scared. People want to see the worst thing that can happen.

Horror is the future. And you cannot be afraid. You must push everything to the absolute limit, or else life will be boring. People will be boring. Horror is like a serpent: always shedding its skin, always changing. And it will always come back. It can't be hidden away like the guilty secrets we try to keep in our subconscious.

I love being in anything that's scary to people.