I didn’t think I was set for life,” he says. “I didn’t think of it either way. I was single at the time, no family, and The Cosby Show paid me some fairly decent money for a single guy who never even expected to be on TV and was just happy to be doing theater. I felt like I had plenty of money, but set for life, no. But I was fine.” He adds: “I always expected that one way or another I would work and make a living. Whether it was teaching, directing, acting, little job here and little job there, then I’d patch it together. I didn’t forsee working at a place like Trader Joe’s, as great as that place is. I didn’t foresee going out of the business for work, but I thought that within the business, I would patch together a modest living, at least enough to get by.” Owens,

who has since appeared on a number of shows including Divorce, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Secret Life of the American Teenager and Built to Last, says steady roles are few and far between. “The funny thing is, I never go too long without booking something, which is not a suprprise, the only issue is, the things that I book last one day or two days at the most,” he says. “I’ll book something for one day but then not work three or four months.” But he couldn’t be more content with the life he’s leading now. “No, I wouldn’t [change my life],” he adds, saying acting is “my calling. I’m going to keep pursuing it. I’m going to persevere. And even if that means, that eventually when all this hoopla dies down, I might need to take another job outside of the business. I’m still willing to do that.” Watch video below