Two out-of-work actors are waiting in line to see their casting agent. They’ve been living in LA working as bar attendants, waiting for their big break which never seems to come. The first actor is called in to the agent’s office.

‘I’ve got some good news and some bad news,’ says the agent.
‘What’s the good news?’ asks the first actor.
‘I’ve got a gig for you!’
‘What’s the bad news?’ he asks again.
‘You’ve only got one scene in one episode. In a sitcom.’ 
The agent waited.
‘I’ll pass, man. Let me know when a real part comes up!’ The first actor turned and walked out the door not pausing to say goodbye to the second actor.



The agent called in the second actor.
‘Come in buddy. I’ve got some good news and some bad news,’ he said.
‘What’s the good news?’ asks the second actor.
‘I’ve got a gig for you!’
‘What’s the bad news?’ he asks again.
‘You’ve only got one scene in one episode. In a sitcom.’ The agent waited again.
‘Fantastic!’ said the second actor. ‘When’s the audition?’
‘This afternoon! Here are the details…’

That actor won the audition and landed the bit part in one scene in a sitcom. That sitcom was Happy Days and his first line was ‘Good evening Earthling. I am Mork from Ork.’

The actor was Robin Williams. He turned that one scene into the spin-off series called ‘Mork and Mindy’ that lasted 100 episodes, and into a career that lasted 35 years.

The actor who turned down the gig was named Bob Jones.

Remember to say yes to small opportunities — you can never predict where they will lead.