Character Quote by Gillian Jacobs

As an actor, you can show up on a set and be on a TV show for three or four years, or whatever it…

— Michael Ian Black

If you do an American TV series, before the audition you sign away the next five years of your life.

— Dominic West

Six years is a long time to play the same characters on the same show.

— Chris Wood

It's always difficult when you're on a show that goes for more than a year or a couple of years.

— Simon Baker

What happens if you're the guy who's been on the show ten years and is highly paid but they have nothing for you to…

— Ted Shackelford

The only reason to do a television series is to make it successful. And if it is successful, that's a six or seven year…

— Adrien Brody

I have never done a show based on whether it will work or not. I took up all my shows because I liked the…

— Mouni Roy

My main worry is that after a certain point you become so identified with a character and a series that you might not be…

— Martin Milner

And the thing is, every time you start a new show or do a new series, you're committing to another six years.

— David Schwimmer

When you sign up for a show in the United States, it's six or seven years, generally speaking.

— James Purefoy

It's so great to come in and do something where you know how strong the format of the show is and you're working with…

— Miranda Otto

The thing about series television is that is very difficult the aspect of never knowing where your character is going or where she'll end…

— Ellen Pompeo