"I got in touch with my agent and told him I wanted to start going out on things again"
About this Quote
The subtext is about agency in a business that historically distributes it unevenly. She is not "being discovered" again; she is initiating contact, setting intention, and signaling readiness. "Again" carries the emotional weight: it admits a pause without explaining it, leaving space for everything the culture tends to project onto actresses with early fame - burnout, typecasting, tabloid narratives, motherhood, reinvention. By refusing those details, she resists the packaged redemption arc and keeps the story focused on labor.
Context matters: Yothers is widely remembered for Family Ties, a role that can fossilize a performer in the public imagination. This line reads like an attempt to reopen possibility, to re-negotiate identity beyond the rerun. It's modest, but culturally pointed: returning to acting isn't a metaphysical rebirth. It's a phone call, a choice, and the willingness to be evaluated all over again.
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| Topic | Career |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Yothers, Tina. (2026, January 15). I got in touch with my agent and told him I wanted to start going out on things again. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-got-in-touch-with-my-agent-and-told-him-i-165103/
Chicago Style
Yothers, Tina. "I got in touch with my agent and told him I wanted to start going out on things again." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-got-in-touch-with-my-agent-and-told-him-i-165103/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I got in touch with my agent and told him I wanted to start going out on things again." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-got-in-touch-with-my-agent-and-told-him-i-165103/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.



