Her days of working at fictional TV station WJM-TV might have been over in 1978, but Mary Tyler Moore s ambition was as present as ever.

In an appearance on The Tonight Show, Moore sat down with host Johnny Carson (who had a guest appearance on the comedy) to talk about life after her iconic eponymous show.

Are you driven at all? Carson asks the actress. I mean, you dont have to work if you dont really want to, creatively ...

She gives an answer that fits right in with her beloved character, who was one of the first portrayals of an unmarried working woman on television.

I dont think Im any more driven than any man is about his acting career, she said. Ive worked and Ive not worked, and working is more fun.

Later on, Moore added, You can only play so much tennis and have lunch with the girls so often.