Rufus Sewell Quotes

I didn't have any great job prospects.

There are a lot of good managers out of work because there are only so many jobs out there, and if you get it wrong two jobs running, it's hard to get a third one. That's generally the rule.

It was progressively more difficult to find work in the theatre, as well.

When you're unemployed for six months or a year, it is hard to qualify for a lease, so even the option of relocating to find a job is often off the table.

I'm not looking to coach in Chicago.

I was unemployable when I got out of college.

I never could get a proper job.

There have been openings, but I have not interviewed for any jobs, nor do I want to right now.

You reach a point in your career when the weeks turn into a month or more of the phone not ringing.

I think we probably will end up in America because he would be giving up much more to come and live here. If you want to work in film, that's really where you have to be. But I'm not sure that being an ex-pat is very good for one's sense of self.

I applied for a job at 'The New York Times' many years ago, and felt correctly that my life depended on it.

I can't worry about whether roles will be there for me when I'm older. They're there now, and I'm just not going to panic.

The longer people are unemployed, the less employable they become. Skills become rusty; managers look more suspiciously at someone who has been out of work for years than a candidate already employed.

When I came out of high school, my objective in life was to get a job selling used cars, but after trying for two weeks, nobody would hire me.

I never stopped working, but I did let my contract run out. And I didn't really actively pursue it.

It was only a few years ago that I couldn't get hired to save my life.

I do want to finish my education. I just don't think that Boston has a big enough market for what I want to do.

I don't think anybody is wanting to put me back on the air. But I'm certainly out there trying.

I'm desperate to work again. I've often had those periods, but two years was the longest.

I no longer say I'm unemployed. I say I'm unemployable. It's different. An unemployed suggests at a certain point in the future, you might be employed. That's not the case with me. I'm unemployable, and unfortunately, that's one of the bits of the web, in particular of Google.

I would love to be in New York, but it's really hard to be unemployed in New York. Everyone's got a place to be. In L.A., there's a system, a science to being unemployed.

I was willing to go just about anywhere in the U.S. for the best job - except New York City. Of course, I received a job offer from GM - in New York City.

Right now, if you're a talented developer or designer, government is what you go into if you can't get a better job.

I wish I knew what was next. I got this movie without planning to. I'm really excited to be continuing in film because it's a great job but I have my portfolio and resume for any other opportunity.

I want to work, so I'm going where the work is.