Elaine Stritch Quotes

I've always operated under the notion that audiences don't always know when they're being lied to, but that they always know when they're being told the truth.

A German is someone who cannot tell a lie without believing it himself.

One of the things I learned early on was the system of believing: you have to believe in what you say. The camera is the arbiter of truth; it's the all-seeing eye that can pick out discrepancies. You can't lie to the camera. You must believe in what you're saying, or the audience won't believe you.

I'm not a liar; I'm a truth teller.

I don't have any reason to lie about anything.

No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.

And if that isn't the truth, it would be a lie.

Kids know when you're pulling a fast one, storywise, and I think that even when they're being entertained, children want to hear the truth, just like adults do.

If you want to be thought a liar, always tell the truth.

For me, the greatest fault would be to tell somebody something I'm not.

The only thing that I have is the truth, so the only thing I fear is a lie.

I'm not a liar.

I pefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart.

Sincerity: if you can fake it, you've got it made.

You can't lie to your audience. You can't lie to your fans.

Because no matter what you say in life, the truth will always be the truth. You know when someone is telling the truth, you look in the eyes. I have a tendency to believe people.

The great advantage about telling the truth is that nobody ever believes it.

People often think I'm a faker, but I'm usually honest, in a certain way - in such a way that often nobody believes me!

It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place.

I never lie to my fans.

You tell me the truth, and I am hooked for life, because the one thing that you can't find nowadays is the person who is going to be absolutely honest with you.

I don't do much lying in real life because I don't get away with it.

It's best not to appear to believe what you say but to believe what you say.

Don't you ever ask me for a true statement again!

There is no truth in him, and men who cannot tell the truth are not to be trusted either in public or private life.