"I found that a bit unfair. However, I did feel quite liberated when I left. I'm very grateful to the show - it revived a flagging career, but I'm glad to be away from it now"
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The quote’s emotional engine is the pivot from obligation to autonomy. “Liberated” isn’t the language of a polite career transition. It suggests the show became a role larger than any character: a brand that can revive your visibility while flattening your range. Jameson acknowledges the bargain plainly - the series “revived a flagging career” - and then refuses the expected script of eternal loyalty. In celebrity culture, especially for actors tethered to long-running franchises, gratitude is often demanded as a permanent performance. She offers it, then draws a boundary.
What makes the line work is its realism about artistic survival. She admits the boost without romanticizing the cost, and she frames departure not as bitterness but as forward motion: a release from being defined by a single credit. The subtext is a warning and a consolation to working performers: sometimes the job that saves you is also the job you have to escape to become yourself again.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Jameson, Louise. (2026, January 16). I found that a bit unfair. However, I did feel quite liberated when I left. I'm very grateful to the show - it revived a flagging career, but I'm glad to be away from it now. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-found-that-a-bit-unfair-however-i-did-feel-114939/
Chicago Style
Jameson, Louise. "I found that a bit unfair. However, I did feel quite liberated when I left. I'm very grateful to the show - it revived a flagging career, but I'm glad to be away from it now." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-found-that-a-bit-unfair-however-i-did-feel-114939/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I found that a bit unfair. However, I did feel quite liberated when I left. I'm very grateful to the show - it revived a flagging career, but I'm glad to be away from it now." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-found-that-a-bit-unfair-however-i-did-feel-114939/. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.






