“Y'see, I get so bored so easily. I like to start with a clean slate each time. Sure, I'll have characters drop in and out of books but the main cast of characters always changes. Maybe I'm wrong but I think if had the same joe detective guy or gal, I wouldn't write them as well; I wouldn't do as good a job.” IfsThinkingWritingWellsBookCharacterJobsGuyCleanCastsBoredDetectivesSlateGalsClean SlateSo Bored Author:Carl Hiaasen
“I think I failed miserably on NewsRadio. I was very nervous because of the caliber of the cast - especially Dave Foley - so I think I did a terrible job.” ThinkingJobsTerribleCastsNervousDaveCaliber Author:Janeane Garofalo
“You get thought of in terms of your last job. So if my last job is that of a meat cleaver-wielding character, I will hardly be cast as some benign, older gentleman.” IfsCharacterJobsLastsTermCastsMeatGentlemanBenignCleaver Author:Ben Cross
“It only takes around 60 seconds to cast your vote in the polling station. 60 seconds to protect the economy, 60 seconds to protect your jobs, 60 seconds to protect the services your family relies on. A lot is at stake during those 60 seconds.” JobsEconomyProtectVoteCastsOur FamilyRelyStationsSecondsStakesPolling Author:Ross Kemp
“My job playing Sam Malone was to let the audience in, to love my bar full of people. And that informed my life. I mean, we're so different [in the cast], some of us. Miles apart. [But] when I see anyone from those days, I tap into that instant love for them.” PeopleMeanDifferentJobsAudienceCastsMilesBarsInstantMiles Apart Author:Ted Danson
“I love the students - they are remarkable, inspiring people. I would miss teaching if I stopped doing it. The kind of work I do is pretty diverse: I can cast a play while doing a polish of a screenplay, while thinking about a new play and revising another. In other words, the kind of work that I do during my work day is not just writing, yet it is all part of the job of being a playwright.” PeopleIfsThinkingWritingKindI CanPlayJobsTeachingMissingStudentsCastsRemarkableDiversePolishPlaywrightScreenplaysRevisingWork Day Author:Donald Margulies