Loretta Swit

Actress

38 Quotes

I don't eat or wear animals, but I never tell people not to - that's just my view.

I felt like I was flying without a net. But once I realized that the audience was my partner, I was flying a jet, because the people would allow me to develop the character on stage.

Watching movies was like going to school for me. It still is. You're always learning. Even if it's bad, you're learning what not to do.

I love being creative in all forms.

I just can't wait to get out there on stage. There's no anxiety at all. I love being able to take this journey with the audience, because we all have a ball with it - even if we're crying.

Don't buy furs: that's No. 1. You can start with that. Then spay and neuter your pets. We destroy millions of them a year. Go to an animal shelter for a cat or dog. And read a book about how to care properly for your particular pet.

Hot Lips changed a lot in eleven years. Initially, Margaret Houlihan behaved as though a man were the only thing that could complete her life, and she didn't see what richness her life contained. She gained a lot of self-esteem through the years, and she came to realize that what she did, what she offered, was valuable.

I have certain strong interests that fill my life as well.

M*A*S*H offered real characters and everybody identified with them because they had such soul. The humor was intelligent and it always assumed that you had an intellect.

We should be able to be ourselves. Make a political stand if you want to.

My first thought in life was wanting to be an actor. I was in ballet slippers and on pointe as soon as I could walk. I always wanted to be an actress, not a mother or housewife.

I just can't remember a time when I wasn't involved with animals and wildlife.

If you're 90 and look good in a mini-skirt, go for it. What is 'age appropriate'? Such nonsense. My mother lived to 106, so what's middle-age? Seventy is the new 50.

I haven't met a horse I didn't love. I love caring for them, cleaning them. I love doing my own tack and giving them treats.

Alan Alda is a dear friend, nothing like the cynical, bitter Hawkeye.

When I went to school, I was in the same mode. I did the things I enjoyed, what I loved.

If you care enough, you make a difference.

Remember this about the Korean War: The men were drafted; the women volunteered.

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