Thomas left acting in part due to stalkers, as well as a desire to focus on her family and to explore writing. When asked by Reuters "Was it really so bad in the 1980s that you had to quit?" Thomas replied "Yes, I was getting so stalked. I had one guy climb over the fence with a knife one time. I had these two little girls and they desperately needed raising so that was that. But I think now I have gotten so old that people won’t bother me much."