Daily Inspiration Quote by Lexa Doig

There is something quietly radical in an actress drawing a hard line around her private life. In an industry that monetizes availability, the sentence reads less like a self-help mantra and more like a boundary statement aimed at a culture of perpetual access: long shoots, last-minute call times, publicity cycles that treat family time as negotiable. Doig’s wording matters. “Always” is absolute, almost defiant, while “take precedence” sounds administrative, like a policy she’s set for herself and wants others to respect. It’s not romantic; it’s procedural. That’s the point.

The subtext is a rebuttal to the myth that devotion is proven through sacrifice to the job, especially for women in entertainment who are expected to be grateful, flexible, and endlessly “easy to work with.” By centering “loved ones” rather than “family,” she widens the circle and avoids a conservative Hallmark frame; the priority is chosen care, not just biology. “My relationships” is also telling: she’s not claiming people as possessions, she’s claiming the work of maintaining connection as the core value.

Contextually, this lands in a post-burnout, post-#MeToo workplace conversation where power dynamics are being renegotiated and “professionalism” is no longer synonymous with self-erasure. It’s a statement that invites respect without asking permission: the work will get done, but not at the cost of the bonds that outlast the credits.