Quotes from Loretta Swit

I'm an art collector, have been for years, and I paint. Needless to say, the artwork in my houses, apartment is extensive.

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.

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.

Animals are thinking, feeling creatures. They're sensitive.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Television is hard work. It's all hard work. Theatre is hard work. I tell you, I have bruises from changing backstage. Those quick changes are really difficult.

I never really thought it out. I just woke up one day, and I was involved in all these projects. They just seemed to involve animals.

I have certain strong interests that fill my life as well

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.

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.

It's never too late to go out and get that feeling back.

Actors are always identified with certain parts. To some, Marlon Brando will always be the Godfather. That's just how it is, whether the character happens to be your own personal favorite role or not. You can't ever get away from it.

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.

You only know what you know.

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

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

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

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.