"I've got a pretty good appetite right now"
About this Quote
Given Gold's public history with anorexia and the way her image was consumed in the 1980s and 90s TV ecosystem, the line carries the subtext of survival without needing to name trauma. "Right now" is the most revealing phrase. It acknowledges that recovery isn't a finish line; it's weather. Appetite can be strong, weak, confusing, returning. By tethering the statement to the present moment, she resists the neat, inspirational arc the media loves to impose on women's bodies.
The intent, then, is quietly radical: to normalize a basic human signal in a culture that rewards women for overriding it. Coming from an actress - someone whose career depends on being seen - the sentence also pushes back against the industry's implied contract: be watchable, be controllable, be less. Gold is saying, with disarming calm, that she's choosing more.
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| Topic | Food |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Gold, Tracey. (2026, January 17). I've got a pretty good appetite right now. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/ive-got-a-pretty-good-appetite-right-now-65541/
Chicago Style
Gold, Tracey. "I've got a pretty good appetite right now." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/ive-got-a-pretty-good-appetite-right-now-65541/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I've got a pretty good appetite right now." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/ive-got-a-pretty-good-appetite-right-now-65541/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.





