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Chris2 said:
My guess is that Victoria is more of an introvert, while Patrick, Linda , and Larry were/are extroverts. And when you’re introverted, the idea of going to a room filled with strangers and meeting a bunch of them is not all that appealing.
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You called it, Victoria has posted a picture of The Introvert's Way book that she is reading.
 
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Chris2 said:
My guess is that Victoria is more of an introvert, while Patrick, Linda , and Larry were/are extroverts. And when you’re introverted, the idea of going to a room filled with strangers and meeting a bunch of them is not all that appealing.
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Victoria was happy to be photographed, appear in public and be interviewed at the height of her fame so one assumes she enjoyed it then.

She then concentrated on her beauty business and left acting behind.

Doesn't make the others extrovert, maybe passionate about what they did/do as well as being part of their job.

Maybe she's like many before her and reached a certain time in her life where she no longer enjoyed what came with fame.
 
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LMLDallas78 said:
Victoria was happy to be photographed, appear in public and be interviewed at the height of her fame so one assumes she enjoyed it then.
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I wouldn’t necessarily assume she enjoyed it. She may have been doing it because it was necessary to build her career. During the earlier part of my career I often had to be at work events and conferences that involved mingling and socializing with a lot of strangers and acquaintances. It was necessary to my position and I did it with a smile on my face. But as an introvert, it wasn’t my favorite part of the job
 
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Chris2 said:
I wouldn’t necessarily assume she enjoyed it. She may have been doing it because it was necessary to build her career. During the earlier part of my career I often had to be at work events and conferences that involved mingling and socializing with a lot of strangers and acquaintances. It was necessary to my position and I did it with a smile on my face. But as an introvert, it wasn’t my favorite part of the job
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All we can do is assume isn't it? We don't really know.
My assumption could be misplaced as yours could be in assuming Larry, Patrick and Linda are/were extroverts.
Larry appeared a little eccentric, Patrick always seemed very confident and Linda, I would say, was neither.

I do remember two award ceremonies with other cast members where Victoria spoke and one of them she made it all about her leaving.

I've always imagined she was a very private person and also determined and I don't knock her for that. She stipulated the "3 teddy rule" so she wasn't shown so often in swimming costumes or nightwear on Dallas and I find it hard to imagine she'd do something that wasn't favourable to her.

My opinion has always been Victoria wanted all the fame and glory while she was the main focus of Dallas, but of course that all changed.
I know that's an unpopular view now on here.
 
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If you said to me in 1980, what Dallas cast member would be a Philanthropist, a generous donator to various charities, would have her own animal rescue centre, would be an animal fanatic and would turn her back on fame and stardom and do something really worthwhile with all her money?

Victoria wouldnt be the person i would think of 1st (and it certainly wouldnt be Larry!!)

She had fame, fortune, the world at her feet and I admire how she stepped away from that more than a decade later and what was important to her once - is no longer and that her priorities changed and that she really is a country girl at heart and loves her animals and spends a lot of time with them. She seems to spend most of her time in jeans, shirt and cowboy boots - I hope Cliff and Digger would be proud! Miss Ellie too!
I think BBG would, as she was a huge animal lover and her daughter and then boyfriend had a charity Lifeline for Wildlife where they rescued animals - BBGs son in law was a vet

And the nice thing is Victoria looks like she really loves it all x
 
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LMLDallas78 said:
All we can do is assume isn't it? We don't really know.
My assumption could be misplaced as yours could be in assuming Larry, Patrick and Linda are/were extroverts.
Larry appeared a little eccentric, Patrick always seemed very confident and Linda, I would say, was neither.

I do remember two award ceremonies with other cast members where Victoria spoke and one of them she made it all about her leaving.

I've always imagined she was a very private person and also determined and I don't knock her for that. She stipulated the "3 teddy rule" so she wasn't shown so often in swimming costumes or nightwear on Dallas and I find it hard to imagine she'd do something that wasn't favourable to her.

My opinion has always been Victoria wanted all the fame and glory while she was the main focus of Dallas, but of course that all changed.
I know that's an unpopular view now on here.
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You mean The People's Choice Awards when she left Dallas and took 30 seconds to thank fans for the privalage of being invited into their living rooms for nine years and publicly say goodbye as her character? That was showing gratitude. Susan Howard also took the opportunity to say goodbye as well.
 
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Unlike today where breast cancer is spoken openly I'd imagine Barbara Bel put a great deal of trust in the writers to confront such a personal issue. Victoria is right, breast cancer in those days was spoken in hush tones, rarely straying from those shadows.
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Betty Ford started talking openly about breast cancer, among many other things. She was diagnosed with breast cancer within weeks of her husband, Gerald Ford, becoming US president, and she had a mastectomy on 28 September 1974. She was very open with the public about it all, not wanting cover ups after the Watergate scandal. She was what is a rare breed these days, especially in national US politics, i.e. a liberal Republican, so pro-LGBT rights, pro-choice on abortion, likes the private sector and capitalist enterprise but favours welfare to stop the worst poverty. Conservative Republicans often tried to gag her outspoken behaviour. Her husband was a moderate Republican and defended his wife.

Betty Ford later presented Barbara Bel Geddes with an award for raising breast cancer awareness.
 
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LMLDallas78 said:
Among others.
That's what's wonderful about being on here; all our different opinions and views and the way we perceive things.
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Yes, that does make it interesting. Which "among others" that you feel Victoria made all about herself are you referring to?
 
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