42 Quotes by Christine Lahti

I was a fighter and very determined. There was no way I was going to back out without winning.

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.

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

I'm more proud of quitting smoking than of anything else I've done in my life, including winning an Oscar.

I think all industries are sexist in nature and I don't think the film industry is any different.

My heart's in really great shape thanks to spinning classes.

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.

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

I most often land up taking up the roles that I most detest.