Quotes from Swoosie Kurtz

My heart was beating out of my chest.

When [we]were first married, [Wade] begged me to be practical...thank God I lived by my credo: 'Veni, vidi, visa - I came, I saw, I charged it.

Working with a great director is like getting a master class in acting.

I think these are terrible times to be anything in.

The first thing I ask when I'm offered a part is, Who's the director? which is something they never understand in Los Angeles.

To me, getting notes, honing the part, and refining the role is the real fun of the play.

I love to be directed, and I can glean something from almost anyone.

I'd love to do a musical. I have a little list of them in my head.

I am heartbroken that this movie would cause anyone pain. It should be a source of joy. The story is a metaphor about how we try to stay in our own little bubbles, we don't let life in, we don't take the journey.

I keep both of my Tonys on my mantle. They're in front of a mirror so if you look at just the right angle, it looks like I have four!

It's great that I don't have to apologize about being over 26.

Its so funny whenever things come full circle.