Tommy Kirk Quotes

There's nothing wrong with being fired.

I got fired from WWE and it felt like our lives got turned upside down.

Getting fired is hard.

I actually got fired from 'The O.C.'

I was fired from my television job, simple as that. Well, downsized, really, a classic 1990s situation.

Getting fired was always a big deal to me. It's a bit like having someone break up with you.

I got fired from being a lunch-shift bartender because I had a reading of a play.

I was an out-of-work actor for 10 years.

I got fired from Neiman Marcus and Bergdorfs, and JC Penney didn't work out.

I never quit. I just got fired.

There have been times where I lost a job or whatever, and I think, "Okay, well that's just not part of my lane."

Being unemployed is not good for an actor. No, it isn't, no matter how unsuccessful you are. Because you always remember getting fired from all the restaurants. You remember that stuff very, very strongly.

Many people have asked me how I feel about losing my job.

It's definitely a tough blow to your morale to get fired.

When I got fired, I had a feeling of loss because Viacom had been a passionate long-term relationship. But I got my balance back. I guess it's like getting jilted by a girlfriend, a serious girlfriend. You move on.

A lot of times, you just don't get the jobs you want to get.

The failure of The Cable Guy impacted my career. I had to start writing and acting again.

Most actors have been fired during their career.

I've been fired five times for having a bad attitude.

I have been made redundant before and it is a terrible blow; redundant is a rotten word because it makes you think you are useless.

Sometimes I wish I could get fired.

I lost my job in the most public way possible, and the press had a field day with it all over the world. And guess what? I'm still here.

Before 'Whiplash,' I'd had a string of failed scripts. I'd pour my blood, sweat and tears into them, and no one would like them.

After 9/11 and the impending actors' strike of a few years ago, roles dried up for everyone.

One of the defining experiences of my life came in the mid-1980s. After working for two years as a geologist in Colorado, I lost my job and my career during that long recession.