William Kircher Quotes

It's hard to make a living in this business. Unions aren't as strong as they used to be. For a journeyman actor - someone who doesn't have a famous name but has consistent work in theater or film or TV - it has become harder to get through, harder to raise a family.

Career-wise, I feel very lucky to have always been able to follow my creative path.

You go through this business and you meet people that you bond with, and you get to go make movies with them. It's wonderful. What I've always dreamt of, in my career, is to have a brotherhood of collaborators, and go in and out of working with them. I'm just starting to get that, and it's really lovely.

I feel like everyone directs their own career according to their taste, what they migrate to emotionally and what kind of artists they want to work with. And I'm lucky enough to be in a position where I can wait six months for a project that really interests me.

I think, as I've gotten older I have realized what a huge privilege it is to even be in this business. I, more than ever, love what I do.

The key is to join an industry that you have a passion for. If you love cars, then automotive is where you should end up.

There's a lot of great directors that I want to work with, but as soon as I mention them, I never get a chance to work with them.

I have a lot of interests. I daydreamed about various career options growing up; the one I'm in is the first one that worked out, and I love it, so I feel very lucky.

I've done a lot of different things. I would say, it's really hard for me to say what the ultimate role would be. You look at a film if it comes to you.

I have a kind of objective luxury about my career.

The biggest luxury is a job in which I get to live in New York, travel the world, and work with so many incredible people.

As somebody who makes his living in the movie business and wants to contribute to it, I think that the best chance I have of doing that is just consistently working with great directors.

The greatest thing about having done 'Orange' are the doors that have opened for me, and people have been able to see me, like the executives and the casting directors - also, all of the fantastic directors and writers for independent films.

Most people spend their whole lives looking for the right job. There are others who never get an opportunity to do work that fulfils them.

I have made a promise to myself that I will have no limitations as an actor. I have realised I have to pay attention to the commercials or the business aspect of cinema, but deep inside, I am purely an artiste.

When you're working and making money, that's all good, but there has to be something that provides a substance, I think.

The best career advice to give to the young is, 'Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing it.'

I don't know what drives me. I need to work. I wanted to be in the entertainment field, but I didn't know what.

I have faced challenges during the initial stages of my career, and I see Run Adam as filling a vacuum.

I'd like to be a steadily working actor and to do as many things as possible. I'm really enjoying the life.

It doesn't mean I'm not interested in Hollywood. I like the way it operates; I like the people who are involved and the sense of possibility. But if I ever get back in, it's not going to be as an actress.

I took some time off after 'Titanic' because I needed to let the dust settle and recharge my battery. I felt, 'OK, you've been given a tremendous opportunity; what are you going to do with it? Now your name can finance movies that you do want to do.'

The business has been good to me.

'ER' was an all-consuming universe, but I don't have a single regret. It gave me some of the greatest friendships I have and afforded me one of the rarest commodities in an actor's life, which is the financial security to pick and choose jobs for factors besides the paycheck.

The most rewarding thing is having a job that you love. It's not a luxury that everyone in this world enjoys.