Able Quote by James Denton

I'm still technically employed by the National Broadcasting Company.

— Tina Fey

My full-time job is working in television, which is a very full-time job.

— Angela Rippon

I went and worked at a TV station in Stillwater. I was actually account manager for commercial accounts, selling ad space and everything.

— Daniel Cormier

I've spent over half my life at NBC. This is the only place I have ever worked.

— Jeff Zucker

My first real job lasted for three years. It ended the day I was unceremoniously fired.

— Marc Randolph

My father worked two jobs. He assembled speakers during the day, and then he sold real estate at night and on weekends. And then…

— Terry J. Lundgren

I used to do boiler room telemarketing for a living, like hardcore fraud stuff that gets busted on 60 Minutes every week.

— Doug Stanhope

Most people enter my business thinking of being on-air or a director. I started because I wanted to start a family.

— Doris Burke

I started my life on the ground selling sim card, telecom products and so on and learned a heck of a lot doing that.

— Ritesh Agarwal

I first became a showrunner at 36 years old. I had no experience doing this job, which is as complicated and multi-faceted as anything…

— Courtney A. Kemp

For the past 32 years, I've done nothing outside the entertainment business. I've had some real highs and some real lows, but I love…

— Meat Loaf

I had to quit a 'real job' to start my first company.

— David Cohen