“It used to be such a stigma, making that transition to various enterta...” — Joanna Cassidy Quote

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.

Every job you do, you gain more experience. You never stop learning.

I think I scare people. I really have to watch myself.

I don't mean to be trite about abortion, but I do feel it's a woman's body, and I don't think anyone should take away her choice of having or not having a child.

There's a lot of weight on the shoulders of a single parent, and that's taken a lot of energy away from me. It was always in the back of my mind that I had to do it, and I couldn't count on anybody. There was no one around to pay for me to get through life.

I felt no stigma whatsoever in becoming the third Mrs. Gifford.

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

There's no stigma to saying, 'This is really hard.'

I've had to prove myself beyond that street-fighter image with some people in the UFC. It has a stigma to it.

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