Michael Shanks Quotes

I have never had another job and I don't have a mortgage.

'Grey's Anatomy' has given me a lot of security, especially as my kids have grown older. Plus, for the last eight years, I didn't have to get on a plane and go to do a job out of town or in another part of the world.

'The Voice' was the first real job I've ever had that wasn't just messing around with music.

I will never be unemployed.

I am not one of these guys who works job after job after job.

I wanted to have a career that would last a hundred years if possible.

I had no illusions that my career would be any longer than three years tops.

The greatest part of the job was... that was for nine years it was a pleasure to go to work.

My goal has always been longevity. Not fame and fortune, just get a job and keep it.

Computer programming is pretty much guaranteed income. I'm good at it, and I like it.

The idea of having a steady job is appealing.

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.

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

I've been very fortunate in animation - when I get on a project, people tend to keep me, so I have long stays of work rather than bouncing around.

When I was young, you were told that if you had a skill, you would find a job for life and you could bring up a family on the wage.

I'm always cautious about where the next job is going to come from.

No disrespect to Cardiff but they probably needed me more than I needed them, when I was appointed.

I would love to stay at one position.

I refused to describe myself as an actress until 'EastEnders' because, until then, I couldn't support myself without doing other jobs.

I want to stay in Germany and with Bayern for as long as possible.

I don't want to be jumping from team to team.

I had to put in my time all through my 20s. Then I came to CNN in 2008 as a freelancer with no guarantees.

I always loved comedy, but in my mind, it wasn't a viable career option. I always thought, 'You go to college. You get a job, and then you pay off college.'

Until I'm actually stood on the set doing the job, I always keep my options open.

It really felt like my generation was deprived of a future that we believed was ours. I don't mean some hugely privileged future where we all have gigantic houses. I mean having a job.