"Today, I guess I give a lot more thought to the roles before I sign them"
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"Roles" isn't just characters; it's the entire package: how a part frames your body, your age, your desirability, your credibility. Saying she thinks more "before I sign" highlights the contractual reality behind the glamour - the moment art becomes paperwork, leverage, and long-term branding. It's also a tactful way of saying she has learned where the traps are: nudity clauses, one-note archetypes, projects that trade on your image while offering little interiority.
The intent feels less like reinvention than reclamation. She isn't disowning her past work so much as asserting a new negotiating posture: I am no longer grateful just to be cast. That shift matters culturally because it maps onto a broader recalibration in Hollywood, where actresses are expected to curate their careers with the same strategic rigor the industry has always applied to them.
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Henstridge, Natasha. (2026, January 17). Today, I guess I give a lot more thought to the roles before I sign them. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/today-i-guess-i-give-a-lot-more-thought-to-the-57622/
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Henstridge, Natasha. "Today, I guess I give a lot more thought to the roles before I sign them." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/today-i-guess-i-give-a-lot-more-thought-to-the-57622/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"Today, I guess I give a lot more thought to the roles before I sign them." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/today-i-guess-i-give-a-lot-more-thought-to-the-57622/. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

