"My wife and I are a team, and it's good for my work because I'm interested in working from a stable base"
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The second half turns intimacy into a work ethic. “Good for my work” is the tell. Sizemore isn’t selling a fairy tale; he’s arguing for conditions that make craft possible. The “stable base” is a foundation under an otherwise volatile life: a place to return to, a person who acts as ballast, a daily rhythm that keeps temptation and turbulence from hijacking the schedule. It’s emotional, but it’s also pragmatic, almost managerial. Stability becomes a tool, not a trophy.
Context matters because celebrity culture loves redemption arcs that are either performative or punitive. Sizemore’s line tries to sidestep both. It doesn’t ask for applause; it makes a case. The subtext is that talent alone is not enough in a business built on reliability, and that private life is never really private when your employability depends on being dependable. Calling marriage a “stable base” is less sentimental than it is tactical: a way to keep the self from becoming the story instead of the work.
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| Topic | Husband & Wife |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Sizemore, Tom. (2026, January 16). My wife and I are a team, and it's good for my work because I'm interested in working from a stable base. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/my-wife-and-i-are-a-team-and-its-good-for-my-work-130215/
Chicago Style
Sizemore, Tom. "My wife and I are a team, and it's good for my work because I'm interested in working from a stable base." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/my-wife-and-i-are-a-team-and-its-good-for-my-work-130215/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"My wife and I are a team, and it's good for my work because I'm interested in working from a stable base." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/my-wife-and-i-are-a-team-and-its-good-for-my-work-130215/. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.



