Most of the world's work is done by people who don't feel very well.
I did all kind of jobs to sustain myself. I worked at a grocery store, in the public health department, and what was then Thomas Cook and Sons. The last job was particularly interesting, but I got fired from it.
After being let go from CBS and looking for a year for work, I will never catch myself complaining about being too busy.
I know many big stars who asked for work when they were out of it.
I used to not get work even on TV, but wherever I went, they'd treat me with respect but never offer work.
You know how it is in L.A. You go to restaurants at four in the afternoon, and they're packed because everyone is an actor, and no one is working.
When I was in my twenties, I was a self-conscious, out-of-work actress. Then I decided to be a writer and got hired on an NBC show that got canceled after one year. I was heavily discouraged by someone I worked for who told me I wasn't good.
All of my friends went to college, and I got a job at Circle Pizza, where I worked for 24 hours. I had to call my mother four times to ask her how to spell Parmesan. I'm not kidding. I was a terrible speller.
I love all sides of the work but that doesn't mean it isn't hard.
I'm a bit hesitant to do anything because I'm actually kind of lazy and I'd like an easier life from now on. The world's a massive place with lots of early mornings and late starts when you're working.
There's been times when it has been tough professionally.
It's all so personal, isn't it? It's hard to talk about work without talking about things that are personal. Work is personal. I don't want to talk about my personal life, but it's on my mind, and it's in my work.
When I got to know about my cancer, I was at the rock bottom of my life, and my work suffered for it.
Whether it was work, marriage, or family, I've always been a late bloomer.
It's taken me a long time to get back into the industry. People were not really open to me working, or being a part of the industry.
'Pears like I prayed all the time, 'bout my work, everywhere, I prayed an' groaned to the Lord.
They have decided to tour under the name of Ten Years After which I don't think is very cool. To be honest, they have had to do that as it's the only way they can get any work.
Everyone can have a rough day at the office, as they say. I've had those myself many times when the bell rings.
