I was a teacher before comedy, but it was good because no two days were the same, which this job is too.
I used to roof hay barns for my father. It's dangerous work. Writing is much better.
Being president does seem a lot more stressful than being vice president.
After all, game shows are not like working in a coal mine.
I like to do matrices. One option per line, different facets for each column. Salary, location, happiness index, failure index, and all that.
You would think that when someone accepts a position with a company, they would assume that their life will be better off because they have that job rather than a different one.
I think I would rather be a prime minister than a taxi driver.
Sometimes I think, 'To hell with acting' and then I realize I could be working at a shoe shop. Acting is much cooler.
Ultimately, we are doing the same job as the men, but I understand that we're not filling out stadiums.
I started Verite on savings from three years working at Applebee's in Times Square. I was a ridiculously good waitress. I was making more money than my brother, who worked at a start-up.
I learned more on 'Spirit Warriors' than I think I have on any other job.
The man with the best job in the country is the vice-president. All he has to do is get up every morning and say, 'How is the president?'
It's addicting, beating the heck out of people and eating hot dogs and making people smile. I do feel like garbage afterwards, but so what? Most people feel like garbage after a long day of work.
Financial analysts make a lot more than accountants.
[Writers are] the highest paid secretaries in the world.
I have no complaints. I've worked with worse directors in my career.
Being an actor is great; you chill in your trailer, and they bring you a breakfast burrito and coffee. But as director, you're responsible for every little thing.
You've gotta realize this - you could be working at Burger King or working for the biggest wrestling company in the world.
I've been on the other side where I know that a bad day at WWE beats the best day at Staples.
Being a public servant, this is a serious job, not like a boxer, you're entertaining people.
Every hooker I ever speak to tells me that it beats the hell out of waitressing.
An agent is a person who is sore because an actor gets 90% of what they make.
There's definitely a lot of moments in my life now where I go, 'Wow, I get paid for this.' I've had worse jobs.
I've done a lot of casual work, and acting is a lot easier than laying carpets.
I worked at the Illinois unemployment office. I got $55 a week and the unemployed got $45. And they only had to come in once a week.
Although this was one of his comic routines, he claimed it was true.