Paul Feig Quotes

Knock wood, but I started acting professionally when I was 16, and I've always been able to support myself since then.

You just want to be able to have a nice career and make a living at it.

And I've been lucky in that I haven't had another job besides acting in the last five years.

If I have to work in McDonalds, fine - I had a really great run and made a living at music for 20 years, and how many other people can say that?

The happiest I ever been was when I was a struggling actor. I've had big houses and small houses. I always had work available for most of my career. When I actually had to find jobs to make money, that's when I was happy.

I can be a horrible actor, but I make a move that makes a money I'm secured a job.

I have been able to play a lot of guys and they have kept me working.

I'm lucky I get to work a lot.

I was able to support myself by acting alone about six years ago. Until then, I was just scraping by.

I've obviously made a very nice amount of money. I have a very nice lifestyle. I get to do what I love. Very few actors get to do that, and even fewer are lucky enough to work steadily for 24 years.

Being an actor is just like being any other sort of self-employed person - we're all just happy to have a job in the first place, but we also thrive off the uncertainty of it.

I've been lucky - I've been an actor for eight years and I've never been out of work.

If my gravy train stops at SAG, honey, it's been a great ride.

I've always had a day job and never been just acting.

I have been very fortunate, working a lot in TV, and have been able to dip into the film world a little bit here and there.

The idea of having a steady job is appealing.

I've been lucky in that I've always loved my job.

If I ever stop being grateful for gigs, I just need to stop. Because this business is... you know, it's just so kind of job-to-job, and the fact that I've continued working... I'm just incredibly thankful for it. And I never, ever take it for granted.

A television job that's working is the best job in the world.

I haven't had to do anything outside of show business my whole life. I've never been a waiter. I've only worked and gotten paid. It hasn't been a classic example of someone slogging through the business.

For me, I'm not in an industry where I'm starving.

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.

For my family, for my loved ones, my priority is to have a job and perform.

I was lucky in that I didn't have to do too many outside-of-acting side jobs.

I lived job-to-job before 'Magic Mike.' It certainly has meant a lot to me from a financial standpoint.