I just can't wait to get out there on stage. There's no anxiety at all. I love being able to take this journey with the audience, because we all have a ball with it - even if we're crying.

Swit has written a book on needlepoint (A Needlepoint Scrapbook). In October–November 2003 Loretta Swit starred as the title character in North Carolina Theatre production of Mame in Raleigh North Carolina. Most recently Swit has toured with The Vagina Monologues.

Loretta Jane Swit (born November 4 1937) is an American stage and television actress known for her character roles. Swit is best known for her portrayal of Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on M*A*S*H.