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"I remember the guest stars who came, they were always trying to find a new plot for their characters because they wanted to stay. It was really a great working environment"

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The tell is in that sly little phrase: “trying to find a new plot for their characters because they wanted to stay.” Dhavernas isn’t just reminiscing about a pleasant set; she’s describing a workplace so functional that even the hired guns tried to turn temporary gigs into residency. In an industry built on churn, where guest stars often arrive, hit their marks, and vanish, the impulse to lobby for more story is a backhanded metric of success. You don’t scramble for plot unless you feel safe, seen, and creatively fed.

There’s also a gentle demystification happening. Actors are trained to talk about “character arcs” as if they’re sacred text, but Dhavernas frames it as something more practical: narrative is leverage. If you can justify your character’s return, you can justify your paycheck, your visibility, your momentum. She makes that hustle sound less desperate than affectionate, like a bunch of professionals refusing to leave the party because the vibe is right.

Her final line, “a great working environment,” lands as an understated endorsement of leadership and culture rather than glamour. No talk of genius showrunners or iconic episodes, just the rarest commodity on a production: conditions that make people want to keep showing up. The subtext is almost wistful: when a set feels collaborative instead of extractive, the art gets stickier, and so do the people.

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Dhavernas, Caroline. (2026, January 17). I remember the guest stars who came, they were always trying to find a new plot for their characters because they wanted to stay. It was really a great working environment. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-remember-the-guest-stars-who-came-they-were-46304/

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Dhavernas, Caroline. "I remember the guest stars who came, they were always trying to find a new plot for their characters because they wanted to stay. It was really a great working environment." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-remember-the-guest-stars-who-came-they-were-46304/.

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"I remember the guest stars who came, they were always trying to find a new plot for their characters because they wanted to stay. It was really a great working environment." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-remember-the-guest-stars-who-came-they-were-46304/. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.

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Caroline Dhavernas (born May 15, 1978) is a Actress from Canada.

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