Entertainment Quote by Gillian Flynn

When the 'Fight Club' movie was going into production, I quit my job so I could write full-time.

— Chuck Palahniuk

I worked at 'Mademoiselle,' and then it shut, and I worked at 'GQ' for three years, during which I was freelancing. I wrote for…

— Courtney A. Kemp

My first break was becoming a staff writer on the rebooted '90210.' And then I got stuck writing in the teen genre for a…

— Allison Schroeder

I stopped writing fiction the moment I started writing songs, and I miss it.

— Jake Shears

Like actors and writers who are on and off again in terms of employment, I had a very unstructured life.

— Buzz Aldrin

I left Saturday Night Live after that first year. I never wanted to work for more than a year on anything.

— Chevy Chase

During the time I was on The Hardy Boys, I was also watching other people's careers. I thought the next step was to be…

— Parker Stevenson

I was quite a plain boy. I stayed in work and eeked out a living, bit parts on TV, walk-ons in films, repertory companies.

— Nigel Hawthorne

I gave myself two months to book a job. One month later I was cast on 'Modern Family.

— Sarah Hyland

I quit my job just to quit. I didn't quit my job to write fiction. I just didn't want to work anymore.

— Don DeLillo

I still write. I'd love to write more trashy chick-lit. At the moment, I just re-write my own lines, which probably annoys most directors…

— Isla Fisher

When I wasn't working, I had a chance ta go back to New York and appear in the show 'Sally.' I carried the contract…

— Vera-Ellen