I'm not under the illusion that everything's just going to be hunky-dory work wise forever. I've never been under that illusion. Things could go away tomorrow.
Being a writer is a poverty trap. I mean, it's a terrible profession.
I've been saying this for years: There is no longer such a thing as a safe and secure job.
I've spent so much of my career working intermittently, being busy and then with large swaths of time off, that it became the norm.
We got sacked for the first time when we were just 18 and you realise that this whole industry is transient and changeable.
I'm fortunate that I'm employed. And if you're in show business, of course, every night you go to bed and go, oh my god, tomorrow I'll never, ever work again.
It's always possible as an actress that your last job could really be your last job.
To be honest, as an actor, job security is not a trait.
It's not a very secure industry. I've spoken to a couple of people recently who had a successful TV show and then found themselves absolutely skint and struggling to find a job.
All actors think every job will be their last.
One reason I left local news was that I was tired of the constant musical chairs among news directors.
The hardest part of acting is not being guaranteed work. Every job could be your last.
I've gone through long periods of time when there's no work for me. You wait for the next job to come along, and when it does, there's never a consideration about whether you do or don't do something.
