Loretta Swit Quotes

The second I got on stage, it was like, 'Oh my God! I love this! I love this!'

I love to entertain, I love to make people laugh, cry, and move them, perhaps moving them in their lives.

I love being on stage, I love being able to tell a story, I love the fact that the audience listens and laughs at it. It makes me happy, and it's what I live for.

I really love live performing!

I love the theater as much as music, and the whole idea of getting across to an audience and making them laugh, making them cry - just making them feel - is paramount to me.

Listen, acting is not surgery, it's entertainment. You're doing something to hopefully move people, to make them laugh, to transport them. But actors are vulnerable, and the reason we're vulnerable is that we're always trying to recreate human behaviour.

I love comedy, but I actually do prefer drama because I am already animated as a human being.

Life is so mundane, isn't it? It's great to hear a guitarist getting into it and the rhythmic section blasting, even if it's all meaningless.

As rewarding as a good film role can be, there is just nothing like getting up on a stage and taking an audience for a ride.

I love my songs, let's not get crazy here.

Acting and singing are actually very similar because they're both telling a story.

What I love about theatre is that it disappears as it happens.

I just kind of understood it, and I threw my love for others and love for life into the character, and was having a blast. I loved playing Dharma. I loved it!

Action is drama. If we cannot make the audience laugh, smile or cry with us, we are not actors.

I feel like theatre gives me the grounding, and keeps me alive, basically. Film gives me the thrill, and it's like a one night stand. But I do enjoy being around people who love it so much.

Many more people saw me on TV than will ever get to see me on stage, but I do love being in the same room as the people I'm telling the story to.

That's what music has always been to me: a feel. I've listened to the Stones many times and it still makes me have that feeling of joy every time. They are still around and put on a really exciting show. We also give it 120 percent.

When I come into the theatre I get a sense of security. I love an audience. I love people, and I act because I like trying to give pleasure to people.

It's always exciting to see different cities I love, and go on tour buses. It's so much fun to travel. My favorite part is being able to perform live in front of all these amazing people; being able to connect with them and seeing their reaction makes me feel very special.

I suppose the best comedy shows do have the rock n' roll feeling - if it's a great night, and the roof is raised... yeah, it's a similar feeling, sure.

All my life I wanted to play music with love to every member of the audience.

I love the experience the theater creates for a community of people.

There is something about the stage that makes it so much better than being in the studio. I always connect with my audience; a concert to me is a collaboration between me and the audience, and I love it so much.

When I'm singing a song, I picture somebody in particular. A lot of it is to a guy.

I have trouble watching singers because they are so sincere.