“When I was first starting out, if you were acting on television, it wa...” — Christine Lahti Quote

When I was first starting out, if you were acting on television, it was a real stigma.

I demanded two weeks of rehearsal because to me as an actor, that's the most important time.

Competition is very good... as long as its healthy. It's what makes one strive to be better.

I am an actress and acting is my passion... period!

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.

The stigma of the straight-to-DVD thing is over.

It used to be such a stigma, making that transition to various entertainment medias. There are a couple of actresses who have cut it quite well, and I consider myself one.

Crowd work has this feeling of being very temporary and of the moment, and I think that's why it sometimes gets a bad rap or a stigma.

I don't want to let the stigma or fear of coming at a certain place in a table stop me from doing something and being a part of something that I enjoy so much.

I think it's very wrong to be an unwed mother. You give your child the stigma of illegitimacy.