Quote by Christina Hendricks

We were probably the last people in the country to get a VCR and we didn't have cable. There wasn't any admiration of glamour, no, 'I want to look like them or have that lifestyle', because everyone in my town had the same lifestyle. So I didn't think, 'Ooh, a movie star's birthday!' I just thought, 'What?'

We were probably the last people in the country to get a VCR

Summary

This quote reflects the speaker's perspective on growing up in a small town with limited access to modern amenities. They emphasize that their community lacked exposure to glamorous lifestyles portrayed in movies and television due to being late in adopting VCR technology and not having cable. Consequently, the speaker did not idolize or aspire to emulate the lives of celebrities, as everyone in their town led similar lifestyles. The quote highlights the speaker's unaffected and somewhat perplexed reaction to the notion of a movie star's birthday, reflecting the commonality and lack of fascination with celebrity culture in their upbringing.

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