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title: "1 Really Career Quotes By Christine Lahti"
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> [It was not really a career choice that I had to make. It was something I knew right from the beginning. I had to be an actress... period.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-lahti/it-was-not-really-a-career-choice-that-i-had-to-make-it-was-something/)

[Christine Lahti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-lahti/)

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## More by Christine Lahti

> [Its only when you are a great actor and are recognised for your good work that you become famous. Unless you are in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-lahti/its-only-when-you-are-a-great-actor-and-are-recognised-for-your-good/)

[Christine Lahti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-lahti/)

> [After doing so many different roles, if you don't stretch yourself, there's no excitement left.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-lahti/after-doing-so-many-different-roles-if-you-don-t-stretch-yourself/)

[Christine Lahti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-lahti/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-lahti/the-crossover-wasn-t-happening-tv-actors-were-tv-actors-and-film-and/)

[Christine Lahti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-lahti/)

> [I'm more proud of quitting smoking than of anything else I've done in my life, including winning an Oscar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-lahti/i-m-more-proud-of-quitting-smoking-than-of-anything-else-i-ve-done-in/)

[Christine Lahti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-lahti/)

> [Each time I get off a plane in Hollywood, I don't think I'm pretty enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-lahti/each-time-i-get-off-a-plane-in-hollywood-i-don-t-think-i-m-pretty/)

[Christine Lahti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-lahti/)

> [I most often land up taking up the roles that I most detest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-lahti/i-most-often-land-up-taking-up-the-roles-that-i-most-detest/)

[Christine Lahti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-lahti/)

> [Sure I faced the troubles and challenges that most actors and actresses face until they get noticed, but I was always confident of myself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-lahti/sure-i-faced-the-troubles-and-challenges-that-most-actors-and/)

[Christine Lahti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-lahti/)

> [Theatre is more exciting in the sense that you can actually see the audience in the eye. You know there are no takes and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-lahti/theatre-is-more-exciting-in-the-sense-that-you-can-actually-see-the/)

[Christine Lahti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-lahti/)

> [When I was first starting out, if you were acting on television, it was a real stigma.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-lahti/when-i-was-first-starting-out-if-you-were-acting-on-television-it-was/)

[Christine Lahti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-lahti/)

> [I loved the stage and then grew to love the camera.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-lahti/i-loved-the-stage-and-then-grew-to-love-the-camera/)

[Christine Lahti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-lahti/)

> [I am an actress and acting is my passion... period!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-lahti/i-am-an-actress-and-acting-is-my-passion-period/)

[Christine Lahti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-lahti/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-lahti/and-that-s-why-i-chose-on-purpose-not-to-have-a-death-scene-we-ve/)

[Christine Lahti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-lahti/)

> [I think all industries are sexist in nature and I don't think the film industry is any different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-lahti/i-think-all-industries-are-sexist-in-nature-and-i-don-t-think-the/)

[Christine Lahti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-lahti/)

> [My heart's in really great shape thanks to spinning classes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-lahti/my-heart-s-in-really-great-shape-thanks-to-spinning-classes/)

[Christine Lahti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-lahti/)

> [When I'm not working, my time is really about my children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-lahti/when-i-m-not-working-my-time-is-really-about-my-children/)

[Christine Lahti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-lahti/)

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