Loretta Swit

“Shirley Valentine is a beautiful character and so well written. What Shirley speaks and thinks is so logical.”

“Our planet is dying. Whales will be extinct before we ever get to know them. They say these creatures are so intelligent. They may disappear from the face of the Earth before we know them, and that is a great tragedy.”

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

“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.”

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

“You only know what you know.”

“I don't think we should be deprived of the privilege of free speech.”

“It wasn't so much that I was all alone on stage, but it was the realization of how much you need the response-you need the audience to tell you where to go.”

“If you care enough, you make a difference.”

“I'm a movie buff. My mom would take me to a double feature. We'd come out, go have Chinese food, and then go back into another cinema and see another double feature. I feel I'm a child of the movies.”

“The pursuit of happiness is in our Constitution. We're all entitled to have the best we can.”

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

“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.”

“So much of life is luck. One day you make a right turn and get hit by a car. Turn left and you meet the love of your life. I think I made the correct turn.”

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

“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've played some great ladies. Mame. Agnes Gooch in 'Mame,' when I started out in the '60s... it's a beautiful role.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”