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"Everybody told me to stay in Hollywood. This was the place they said I could have a big career. What they failed to mention was that no one would quite know what to do with me."
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"Eric Schmid explained that only one criterion that mattered when picking a job-fat growth. When companies grow quickly, there are more things to do than there are people to do them. When companies grow more slowly or stop growing, there is less to do and too many people to not be doing them. Politics and stagnation set in, and everyone falters, He told me, "If you're offered a seat on a rocket sip, you don't ask what seat. You just get on."

"Joblessness gives you time to grow."

"The game has basically not changed since I ended my career."

"Losing your job shows you the worth of your time rather the worth of money."

"When at work, be diligent because there are many people who wish they had your job, but they couldn't since you are the one who got."

"As a reward of their clean living and good habits these great stars have been able to withstand the rigorous test of stamina and physical exertion and have thus successfully extended their most remarkable careers over a period of many strenuous years."

"I was feeling real good and real manly. Until a real cowboy walked by and told me I had my hat on backwards. So much for my career as a cowboy."

"Joblessness brings you face to face with destiny."
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"Basically, they had asked me if I would shave my head or wear a bald cap. I said look, if you are doing a series for five years I would want to shave my hair because I would go bald with all the gum and glue from the bald cap."

"Maybe I'm being philosophical and spiritual, but I believe that if you put negative energy out there that that is what will come back."

"I was thrilled, because I like the big screen and I could then move on to the next thing. It was the biggest break for me. In a way, though, I wish it had been a TV series because then you are working for five years."

"I arrived in Hollywood and lived much of my life in America, but the fans did not really know me."

"Creative people are very insecure people because they don't know whether people like them or are in awe of them. That insecurity always comes out. It makes them a better actor, I feel."

"One thing about me, as far as my career is concerned, is that I'm very confident. I know I'm good."
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