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> [So already, you go from not having a job and thinking you're going to get fired after the pilot, to knowing that you've got a guaranteed job for 4 years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shanks/so-already-you-go-from-not-having-a-job-and-thinking-you-re-going-to/)

[Michael Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shanks/)

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## More by Michael Shanks

> [We never thought the show would last this long.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shanks/we-never-thought-the-show-would-last-this-long/)

[Michael Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shanks/)

> [For some reason, it popped into my head the notion that a lot of the Next Generation cast in the long run of that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shanks/for-some-reason-it-popped-into-my-head-the-notion-that-a-lot-of-the/)

[Michael Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shanks/)

> [There was concern whether SCI FI would want the show back with all the recent changes. But now, the changes have made it feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shanks/there-was-concern-whether-sci-fi-would-want-the-show-back-with-all/)

[Michael Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shanks/)

> [I've always found ways to bend the rules.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shanks/i-ve-always-found-ways-to-bend-the-rules/)

[Michael Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shanks/)

> [I think the writing on the wall is definitely there this year that this is probably our last year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shanks/i-think-the-writing-on-the-wall-is-definitely-there-this-year-that/)

[Michael Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shanks/)

> [But I don't bet the farm on any of those possibilities, either. I'm also preparing, intelligently, to walk away from this, and walk away…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shanks/but-i-don-t-bet-the-farm-on-any-of-those-possibilities-either-i-m/)

[Michael Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shanks/)

> [Theres a way about it: tearing people down, but not tearing them apart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shanks/theres-a-way-about-it-tearing-people-down-but-not-tearing-them-apart/)

[Michael Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shanks/)

> [I gravitate towards anything that has a grain of comedy to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shanks/i-gravitate-towards-anything-that-has-a-grain-of-comedy-to-it/)

[Michael Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shanks/)

> [You know, if it doesn't work, we can always cut it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shanks/you-know-if-it-doesn-t-work-we-can-always-cut-it/)

[Michael Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shanks/)

> [Gobbledygook may indicate a failure to think clearly, a contempt for one's clients, or more probably a mixture of both. A system that can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shanks/gobbledygook-may-indicate-a-failure-to-think-clearly-a-contempt-for/)

[Michael Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shanks/)

> [In the meantime, I just have to create those realistic goals about the fact that I don't have a ton of options as an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shanks/in-the-meantime-i-just-have-to-create-those-realistic-goals-about-the/)

[Michael Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shanks/)

> [It's absolutely true that it's almost impossible to play a character without having any affection for him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shanks/it-s-absolutely-true-that-it-s-almost-impossible-to-play-a-character/)

[Michael Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shanks/)

> [I find directing more satisfying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shanks/i-find-directing-more-satisfying/)

[Michael Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shanks/)

> [I couldn't be playing him for this long if I didn't like him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shanks/i-couldn-t-be-playing-him-for-this-long-if-i-didn-t-like-him/)

[Michael Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shanks/)

> [By the end of last year we solved a lot of threads, and it's really good for this new way we're taking the show…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shanks/by-the-end-of-last-year-we-solved-a-lot-of-threads-and-it-s-really/)

[Michael Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shanks/)

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