Swoosie Kurtz Quotations

I am a passionate AIDS activist, and I wouldn't want to be part of anything that made fun of a disease. I thought this movie had a beautiful message.

New York is in my blood. Every time I come back, it's just a tonic. It's where I love to be, but you gotta do the commerce in order to do the art.

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.

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

My heart was beating out of my chest.

The first thing I ask when Im offered a part is, Whos the director? which is something they never understand in Los Angeles.

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

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

Its so funny whenever things come full circle.

I think these are terrible times to be anything in.

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

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

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.

Veni, vidi, visa - I came, I saw, I charged it.

There is a hidden epidemic threatening the lives of millions of Americans...hunger. In this land of plenty, it is unthinkable that fellow citizens are going hungry. Included among these millions are children who, due to malnourishment, are not developing to their full potential intellectually, emotionally or behaviorally. The fortunate must provide for the unfortunate...

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 try to tell myself I’m not schizophrenic. But when I’m not acting, I’m not alive. Everyday is just not heightened enough for me. I’m more focused, more interesting when I’m working.

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