Lane Kiffin Quotes

I didn't like not having work and not having people return my calls.

Being fired from a show - being fired in any way, in any instance, any business - is just hard.

I've had way more rejections than I've had jobs.

When I got dropped, no one really wanted to work with me... I felt like my career was over and I didn't really know what to do.

So he was opening night... I was out of a job, and I'd been to every producer in Hollywood trying to get a job singing. But nobody wanted to know me.

I had a period of unemployment for about nine months after my first big break, and it's the greatest lesson I ever could have learned, never to believe you're home and dry.

There's nothing wrong with being fired.

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.

You do a job; your show gets canceled. You get used to it.

I was happy being a journalist. I didn't realize losing my job, my identity went with it.

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

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

After being let go from CBS and looking for a year for work, I will never catch myself complaining about being too busy.

You're constantly getting rejected in acting. You get rejected more than you get hired!

There was a moment there when it was getting really bad and everyone was being let go. I was, like, 'Can I get fired, please? Can I move on with my life?

You're not going to get every part, so you can't base your sense of self-worth around whether or not you actually land the job.

Well, thing is, after they cancelled 'Zen', I didn't work for eight months. And in that case, it was not my choice. After I've done something that I'm really proud of and I think changes the way I'm perceived, the immediate reaction is: nothing.

If you've been laid off, you know how it goes: Everything you thought you knew and liked about yourself gets called into question.

You don't ever really wanna be let go from a job, but like anything that happens in life, you gotta make the best of your situation.

I haven't gotten hundreds of jobs that I've auditioned for.

I'll never know what happens behind closed doors or why I don't get hired for things.

When your father loses his job you're not sure what the future is going to be. I was conscious that people were interested in what was happening to my father.

When I graduated from college, I tried my hardest to get a job at an accounting firm, and it just wasn't meant to be. I ended up delivering pizzas and newspapers. I knew my life was cracked up to be a little more.

I am naturally very disappointed to have lost my job but immensely proud to have served as Norwich City's manager.

I'll be honest with you. It's beginning to look like I'm not going to get 'The Tonight Show.'