Steady Employment Quotes

I've never been out of work in my whole life.

Thank God for television. I've been able to consistently work in television even when people say, 'Oh my God, I haven't seen you since this film or that project.' At least I'm working. It's very difficult to get that next movie role. I'm grateful to have the television world accept me.

It's a difficult thing to overcome, but I've been quite fortunate. I haven't been out of work, literally, since 'M*A*S*H' went out of production.

In military families, the service member is frequently the breadwinner. Constant moves make steady employment a challenge for non-military spouses.

And I love having the job to go to every week. With movies, there's a lot of downtime. I like working, and television really does that.

To be working in the theater steadily and to be recognized and appreciated by the community means the world.

I've been very lucky because I've always had movies to do. So if I got bored between shows a movie would turn up.

Mother of three; divorcee; American. Twenty years experience as an actress in motion pictures. Mobile still and more affable than rumour would have it. Wants steady employment in Hollywood. (Has had Broadway). References upon request.

For me, this profession is about having a career where you can go on working for 60 years, so I'm not particularly bothered by things to do with fame; I like to think that I just do what I do.

There are worse things than being constantly hired to do anything.

I'm never going to be the lead actor guy. I'm real quiet and real happy and real fortunate to keep working. It's what I do. It's like the circus. I ran away and joined it a long time ago.

My goal was just to work regularly. I didn't ever expect to be rich or famous. I wanted to be a working character actor.

You're lucky enough in television to always be at it, to always be doing it. It's like you're constantly that person, always, all the time. It gets to be like clockwork.

My goal has always been longevity. Not fame and fortune, just get a job and keep it.

I'd been a Bond girl and in Dracula films and 'Coronation Street,' but I was always hunting for work. After 'The New Avengers,' I never had to wait for work again.

My old manager of the Irish National Theatre said 'Don't worry about being a star, just worry about being a working actor. Just keep working.' I think that's really good advice.

It's one of the tragic ironies of the theatre that only one man in it can count on steady work - the night watchman.

That's very unusual for an actor, to have gainful employment that they are secure in, that they know is going to be there year after year.

I'm just happy to be working consistently.