“Audiences are not strangers to me. They're the best friends I've got i...” — Elaine Stritch Quote

Audiences are not strangers to me. They're the best friends I've got in my life.

There's something about it that makes sense, Lent. You give something up, and everything's more joyful.

When the hospital sends for me, when the ambulance comes and I ease my way out of the world, I'd rather be in Detroit, Michigan, than Lenox Hill.

My biggest dream was to get out of Michigan - to discover life beyond the Sacred Heart Convent.

I love Birmingham, Michigan. It's lovely - you know, it's very similar to the Hamptons.

When a president speaks, it's to multiple audiences.

In 2020, Wuhan may seem remote to Western audiences, but it's a bustling, giant city with more than 500 direct international flights a day, situated in a country that has made great strides in domestic transportation since 2003, with more flights and high-speed train lines.

We'd go to studios with ideas to do movie musicals and they'd literally kick us out. They said, 'Audiences aren't interested in movie musicals. You're wasting our time.'

I love my audiences.

I have not wanted to intimidate audiences. I have not wanted my dancing to be an elitist form. That doesn't mean I haven't wanted it to be excellent.