Nell Scovell Quotes

Before I was an actor, I was never able to hold a job for more than 3 months for some reason. It just wouldn't hold my interest, so there was some way that I wound up quitting or getting fired from it. But being an actor is perfect, because movies usually take about three months to shoot. Then it's over and they say, 'Hey, great job!'

The career isn't guaranteed for as long as you might want to play.

I never really thought that I was going to get out of coaching ever. In my fifth year, I thought I might get out. You have those thoughts in any job. But I never really, really thought I was going to get out.

After leaving law school, I intentionally said that I never wanted to hold a job more than six years.

Most people don't hold a job for 45 years. They pass on or want to retire. I don't want to retire. My real goal is to do 50 years on 'Sesame Street,' and I only got 4-and-a-half years to go.

I think it's really important to remember that it's a long life, and it's a long career. In a perfect world, your career will be long. It does not begin and end with any one job. The point is to continue to have longevity in your career.

These days, to be seven years in one spot in any pro sport is a pretty long tenure.

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

The one guiding principle over my 23-year career in TV has been as long as I'm having fun, I really don't care what the job title is.

If you don't allow yourself to change from book to book - take chances - it turns into a dullish job with no health benefits or pension plan and only intermittent paychecks.

In 59 years I haven’t had to reinvent myself once.

I liked my old job better.

I worked all through my 20s, all through my 30s, so I've been lucky to be working.

I want to have a long career.

I don't think I could last in anything for 10 years doing a character.

You must prepare to quit, and they should start doing that from day one because the average life of a pro-football player is only three and a half years. It's not five. It's not seven. It's not 10.

My tenure has been abnormally long for the average Disney kid - most only last three or four years.

I want to extend my career for as long as I can.

As far as making a living, if plumbing earned more, I'd probably do it. At least you can leave the job at home once the tools are put away. A writer works in his mind 24/7.

Cops have been complaining about morale since police forces were created. I used to complain about it a lot when I was a young cop.

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 love my job every day. So whether it's for four years or for two weeks, it's still... And when you're working on a set, it feels like a family straight away.

For me, this profession is about having a career where you can go on working for 60 years, so I'm not particularly bothered by things to do with fame; I like to think that I just do what I do.

I'm lucky to have fallen into this trade, and I'm still fighting to stay in it.

I would like to keep working forever. As long as they will have me.