Courtney Thorne-Smithlooked back at her career and recalled a particular moment she experienced when she started.

One of my first movies, I was 17 years old, and I was in Tahoe.

We did sleep together in the script, and I wore one of his button-down shirts afterward.

Courtney Thorne-Smith

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And he said, Well, it doesnt matter.

It doesnt matter,' Thorne-Smith recalled.

Then I said, The way its cut, something will show.

Headshots of Courtney Thorne-Smith and Stella Gregg

And I also had this mindset of Im 17 with an [older] man.

Like I knew it was kind of off, but the shirt made it feel alright.

The actress would call her agent and support her decision not to do anything she was uncomfortable with.

Im so grateful I had that ability to stand up for myself at that age, she said.

Im amazed, actually.

I had that ability at that age.