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.
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 don't think we would have Saturday Night Live, and the great films of Woody Allen if we had to be so careful.
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!
I love to be directed, and I can glean something from almost anyone.
I think these are terrible times to be anything in.
I'd love to do a musical. I have a little list of them in my head.
I'd never seen a production of Heartbreak House or read it before, and it was quite a revelation. It's just glorious.
It's great that I don't have to apologize about being over 26.
It's so funny whenever things come full circle.
My heart was beating out of my chest.
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.
The movie says much more about the character of the mother than it does about disease. The movie is like a fairy tale.
To me, getting notes, honing the part, and refining the role is the real fun of the play.
Working with a great director is like getting a master class in acting.
[on her name] "Change it to what - Tiffany? It's been an advantage. It's unforgettable. I'm the only one."
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.
Her name "Swoosie" is derived from the airplane called the "Swoose" - half swan, half goose - which her father piloted in WW-II.
In 1962, Swoosie and her father both appeared on the game show "To Tell the Truth" (1956). Col. Kurtz was the contestant, and 18-year-old Swoosie came out at the end of the game to identify her father by handing him his uniform jacket.
May 28, 1991: Starred in the first production of Terrence McNally's play "Lips Together, Teeth Apart" with Nathan Lane, Christine Baranski, and Anthony Heald.
Has twice won Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play): in 1981 for "The Fifth of July" and in 1986 for "The House of Blue Leaves." She was also nominated two other times: in 1978 as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) for "Tartuffe," and in 2004 as Best Actress (Play) for "Frozen."
Appeared both in Dangerous Liaisons (1988), and a remake, Cruel Intentions (1999), in different roles.
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