Loretta Swit Quotes

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Loretta Swit

Profession : Actress

Birth : November 4, 1937

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

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My parents didn't want me to go into show business. They were afraid of what would happen if I didn't succeed. They wanted me to get married and have babies. I never saw marriage and family in my life.

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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.

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

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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.

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When I left the house to become an actress, my mother literally flung her body across the door and said, 'You're killing me!' It was a very strict household. That can be okay, but there was also no nourishment, either.

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Telling parents in New Jersey you want to act isn't exactly like telling them you want to be a doctor or a dentist. There are no guarantees. It's hard, but all the arts are. Can you imagine the pain of writer's block?

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