Swoosie Kurtz

“I love the stage. It's my home.”

“I'm named after my father's plane, 'The Swoose,' which was a B-17 bomber.”

“I am a worrier. I worry about the state of the world.”

“My only child, my only son, is a writer, and I'm very proud of him.”

“I think my favorite thing is when people send me scripts and they say, 'You know, this is a guy's part, but I think you'd be great for it.'”

“Theater is my first love. I can't take the camera-telefone in my hand and see it. I'm not a techie.”

“I've learned, again, what's most important is the people in my life. And to be grateful for every single moment.”

“You only have one life. And you only have one life of this age. You can't just save it for a special occasion.”

“I am an actress, a gymnast, a dancer - all things that are yet to be fulfilled.”

“I think that parents only get so offended by gore if they're not used to it and if they're not in touch with their own inner creatures.”

“I just want to keep working and being challenged and telling great stories.”