I wanted to be an actress. In college I was a serious feminist and very political. I was determined to get one thing out of my career and that was respect. I didn't want money. I didn't care about fame. — Christine Lahti Copy Share Image
I was a fighter and very determined. There was no way I was going to back out without winning. — Christine Lahti Copy Share Image
Its only when you are a great actor and are recognised for your good work that you become famous. Unless you are in the… — Christine Lahti Copy Share Image
After doing so many different roles, if you don't stretch yourself, there's no excitement left. — Christine Lahti Copy Share Image
The crossover wasn't happening. TV actors were TV actors, and film and stage actors were a whole different thing. And now there's just a… — Christine Lahti Copy Share Image
I'm more proud of quitting smoking than of anything else I've done in my life, including winning an Oscar. — Christine Lahti Copy Share Image
Each time I get off a plane in Hollywood, I don't think I'm pretty enough. — Christine Lahti Copy Share Image
Sure I faced the troubles and challenges that most actors and actresses face until they get noticed, but I was always confident of myself… — Christine Lahti Copy Share Image
Theatre is more exciting in the sense that you can actually see the audience in the eye. You know there are no takes and… — Christine Lahti Copy Share Image
When I was first starting out, if you were acting on television, it was a real stigma. — Christine Lahti Copy Share Image
And that's why I chose on purpose not to have a death scene. We've seen them in a million movies and it's too much… — Christine Lahti Copy Share Image
