"I'm really excited that I'm able to work again"
About this Quote
Gest’s intent reads as practical and strategic at once. On the surface, he’s signaling a comeback, the classic entertainment-world reset button. Beneath that is a plea to be seen as employable, not merely visible. In a culture that confuses attention with accomplishment, “work” becomes a way of claiming structure, purpose, and professional dignity. It’s also a soft rebuttal to the narrative that he existed mainly as a headline: working again implies he was always meant to be doing something, not just being someone.
The emotional charge comes from how modest the sentence is. No grand reinvention, no self-mythology - just relief. It frames labor as a privilege, which lands differently coming from a celebrity, and that’s why it works: it humanizes without begging. It’s a reminder that in the fame economy, relevance is a job, too, and getting back to it can feel like survival.
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| Topic | Work |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Gest, David. (2026, January 15). I'm really excited that I'm able to work again. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-really-excited-that-im-able-to-work-again-155163/
Chicago Style
Gest, David. "I'm really excited that I'm able to work again." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-really-excited-that-im-able-to-work-again-155163/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I'm really excited that I'm able to work again." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-really-excited-that-im-able-to-work-again-155163/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

