'If you don’t create those opportunities, they’re just not there': Kiefer Sutherland struggled to find work after 24 ended
Actor Kiefer Sutherland has admitted he struggled to find work after his hit TV show 24 came to an end in 2014 - admitting he thought he would "would just naturally have a bunch of opportunities staring me in the face".
Kiefer Sutherland struggled to find work after 24 came to an end.
The 58-year-old actor played counter-terrorism agent Jack Bauer in eight series of the drama as well as spin-off movie Redemption in 2008 and rebooted series 24: Live Another Day in 2014, and Kiefer has now admitted he thought he was be swamped with work offers once the show went off-air for good, but they never materialised.
He told The Independent newspaper: "After 24, I thought I would just naturally have a bunch of opportunities staring me in the face.
"But the truth is, if you don’t create those opportunities, they’re just not there.
"As someone who likes to work, there have been times when I haven’t worked for a while - because I didn’t do a lot of the planning that’s required."
After 24 finished, Kiefer went on to land the lead role in thriller Designated Survivor, which ran for three series, as well as appearing in a TV reboot of The Fugitive and his latest project - Christmas movie Tinsel Town.
In the interview, Kiefer looked back over his career and admitted he made some mistakes when he first started out as he prioritised projects with. hefty paycheques because he had a family to support.
He explained: "I’ve never really had a very specific idea of where I want to take my career. Looking back, there are moments when I wish I had been that guy ...
"Almost from the beginning. I had kids at a very early age. I had responsibilities, and I had to make a lot of choices early on in my career ...
"There was a financial component to those choices, more than I wish there had been. And so, some opportunities, I had to pass on. And I regret that."
