Roger Ailes Quotes

At almost forty years old, I assumed my career on camera was over. And I was certainly given that message by all the TV managers and news directors who passed on me when I was trying to get a job back in the business.

At forty, I was too old to work as a programmer myself anymore; writing code is a young person’s job.

In 1996, after 29 years as an artist for Marvel Comics, I got fired - 56 years old, two children still in college, and no job.

They told me my services were no longer desired because they wanted to put in a youth program as an advance way of keeping the club going. I'll never make the mistake of being seventy again.

When you get to a certain age, the work begins to thin out.

Who's to say I can't find some great work when I'm 55 or 65?

I can't worry about whether roles will be there for me when I'm older. They're there now, and I'm just not going to panic.

There's nothing wrong with being fired.

The harsh reality is that if you are middle-aged, write computer code for a living, and earn a six-figure salary, you're headed for the unemployment lines. Your market value declines as you age, and it becomes harder and harder to get a job.

I am increasingly conscious of the plight in which men and women over forty who need work are finding themselves. …. It seems to me ludicrous that this situation should exist for at forty a man or woman should be at their best and have experience and poise and patience all of which should make meeting certain problems of work easier.

I didn't think I'd be getting a contract at 34. That wasn't in my mind.

Being out of work is very depressing. But luckily I haven't been there for a long time.

I'm 51 now, so there are less roles available.

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

I wish I knew what was next. I got this movie without planning to. I'm really excited to be continuing in film because it's a great job but I have my portfolio and resume for any other opportunity.

When you're unemployed for six months or a year, it is hard to qualify for a lease, so even the option of relocating to find a job is often off the table.

When I started, I had a really hard time getting work. It was the mid- to late-nineties. There was the WB. My age was perfect for it, but I just never came across as a youngster. I had to grow into my age in order to start working, and by the time I did, it was when things started to get good.

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?

Work ethic has always been stressed in my family. My dad is going to be 80 years old and he still works part time. My mom just retired a couple years ago and she's in her mid- to late 70s.

I have all this time between projects, and I'm not so sure that's a healthy thing. It's scary, because at 36 I'm woefully unqualified for anything else.

After I was fired from Disney, I did some of the worst movies ever made.

So much of my job is about finding another job, and that's really boring.

I'm only based in L.A. because I couldn't get any work in England.

I don't buy into you're on the slag heap when you're 40 or 50 or 60 or 70 or whatever.

In '48 when I left Metro, I tried to go back to radio, but somehow just didn't do well at it.