The 30 Best Show business Quotes

Updated April 1, 2023

Quote by Betty White: I always wanted to be a zookeeper when I was growing up, and I've wound up a zookeeper! I've been working with the Los Angeles Zoo for 45 years! I'm the luckiest old broad on two feet because my life is divided absolutely in half - half animals and half show business. You can't ask for better than two things you love the most.

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I always wanted to be a zookeeper when I was growing up, and I've wound up a zookeeper! I've been working with the Los Angeles Zoo for 45 years! I'm the luckiest old broad on two feet because my life is divided absolutely in half - half animals and half show business. You can't ask for better than two things you love the most. Betty White, actress

Betty White is an American actress, comedian, and television personality who has been active in the entertainment industry for over 80 years.

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Quote by Billy Porter: Just because you're working does not mean you're making money. That's two very different things in show business.

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Just because you're working does not mean you're making money. That's two very different things in show business. Billy Porter, actor

Billy Porter is an American actor, singer, and fashion icon known for his roles in Broadway productions and television shows.

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Quote by Cat Stevens: I was brought up in the modern world of all the luxury and the highlight of show business. I was born into a Christian home.

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I was brought up in the modern world of all the luxury and the highlight of show business. I was born into a Christian home. Cat Stevens, musician

Cat Stevens is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist known for his hits such as "Wild World" and "Morning Has Broken."

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Quote by Carol Burnett: I think the hardest thing to do in the world, show-business-wise, is write comedy.

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I think the hardest thing to do in the world, show-business-wise, is write comedy. Carol Burnett, actress

Carol Burnett is an American actress, comedian, singer, and writer who is best known for her variety show, The Carol Burnett Show, which aired from 1967 to 1978.

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Quote by Emily Hampshire: When you're working as an actor when you're younger, or even when you're older, it's carney life. You go from one show to the other and you make these quick makeshift families.

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When you're working as an actor when you're younger, or even when you're older, it's carney life. You go from one show to the other and you make these quick makeshift families. Emily Hampshire, actress

Emily Hampshire is a Canadian actress known for her roles in the TV series Schitt's Creek and the film 12 Monkeys.

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Quote by Albert Brooks: My dad played a character on the radio called 'Parkyakarkus.' A Greek-dialect comedian. He did Friars' roasts and wrote material and made people laugh that way. But he wrote his own shows with other writers.

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My dad played a character on the radio called 'Parkyakarkus.' A Greek-dialect comedian. He did Friars' roasts and wrote material and made people laugh that way. But he wrote his own shows with other writers. Albert Brooks, actor

Albert Brooks is an American actor, comedian, writer, and director known for his roles in films such as "Broadcast News" and "Finding Nemo."

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Quote by Casey Affleck: After high school, I drove out to L.A. with a friend of mine who had just graduated also, and I started auditioning. I got an agent, but it was all 'Saved By the Bell' auditions.

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After high school, I drove out to L.A. with a friend of mine who had just graduated also, and I started auditioning. I got an agent, but it was all 'Saved By the Bell' auditions. Casey Affleck, actor

Casey Affleck is an American actor and director known for his roles in films such as Manchester by the Sea, Gone Baby Gone, and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.

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Quote by Dana Carvey: Corporate stand-up allowed me to make my own schedule and make money as if I was in show business.

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Corporate stand-up allowed me to make my own schedule and make money as if I was in show business. Dana Carvey, comedian

Dana Carvey is an American comedian, actor, and impressionist, best known for his work on Saturday Night Live and his portrayal of characters such as Garth Algar in Wayne's World.

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Quote by Kara Lindsay: I did 'Lone Star Love' in 2007 with Randy Quaid, and that was supposed to come to Broadway at the Belasco and a marquee went up and everything... and it all fell apart, and that marquee came right down, and we got severance pay. And, it was very sad.

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I did 'Lone Star Love' in 2007 with Randy Quaid, and that was supposed to come to Broadway at the Belasco and a marquee went up and everything... and it all fell apart, and that marquee came right down, and we got severance pay. And, it was very sad. Kara Lindsay, actress

Kara Lindsay is an American actress known for her roles in Broadway productions such as "Newsies" and "Wicked."

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Quote by Katherine Moennig: I've seen up close what can happen when actors talk publicly about their relationships: their personal life gets dismantled. It's a show business game, and it's one game I won't play.

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I've seen up close what can happen when actors talk publicly about their relationships: their personal life gets dismantled. It's a show business game, and it's one game I won't play. Katherine Moennig, actress

Katherine Moennig is an American actress known for her roles in the TV series "The L Word" and "Ray Donovan."

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Quote by Lee Mack: My great-grandfather was a variety hall comedian called Billy Mack.

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My great-grandfather was a variety hall comedian called Billy Mack. Lee Mack, comedian

Lee Mack is a British comedian, actor, and writer known for his appearances on various TV shows and his stand-up comedy performances.

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Quote by Mac Davis: I met the Colonel when Elvis was recording some song I'd written for one of his movies. Elvis was just having fun with the gang and all the Memphis boys and Colonel Parker was sitting over here in like a theater seat.

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I met the Colonel when Elvis was recording some song I'd written for one of his movies. Elvis was just having fun with the gang and all the Memphis boys and Colonel Parker was sitting over here in like a theater seat. Mac Davis, musician

Mac Davis was an American country music singer, songwriter, and actor.

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Quote by Marc Cherry: There's no one I trust in show business more than Sabrina Wind. She's my eyes and ears when I can't be there. She weighs in on everything, from scripts to sets to advertising.

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There's no one I trust in show business more than Sabrina Wind. She's my eyes and ears when I can't be there. She weighs in on everything, from scripts to sets to advertising. Marc Cherry, writer

Marc Cherry is an American television writer and producer, best known for creating the hit TV series Desperate Housewives.

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Quote by Kevin Bacon: I want to see the numbers that prove that show-business marriages are any less successful than other marriages. It's just very public when they fail.

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I want to see the numbers that prove that show-business marriages are any less successful than other marriages. It's just very public when they fail. Kevin Bacon, actor

Kevin Bacon is an American actor known for his roles in films such as Footloose, A Few Good Men, and Apollo 13.

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Quote by Jack Wild: I guess I'll go to my grave as the Dodger, but at least I've made my mark on show-business history.

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I guess I'll go to my grave as the Dodger, but at least I've made my mark on show-business history. Jack Wild, actor

Jack Wild was an English actor best known for his role as the Artful Dodger in the 1968 film adaptation of Oliver!

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Quote by Vicki Lawrence: Even though I was in close proximity to everything, it never really dawned on me to pursue a career in show business.

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Even though I was in close proximity to everything, it never really dawned on me to pursue a career in show business. Vicki Lawrence, comedian

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Quote by Sally Field: I came from a real working-class show business family.

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I came from a real working-class show business family. Sally Field, actress

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Quote by Margaret Cho: My history in show business spans over a quarter of a century, and I have seen many people in the industry struggle with coming out, only to find much more success after they finally did.

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My history in show business spans over a quarter of a century, and I have seen many people in the industry struggle with coming out, only to find much more success after they finally did. Margaret Cho, comedian

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Quote by Tim Conway: I've known Harvey for over 40 years and I worked with him on the Burnett show for 11 years. I guess you could say we're about as close as you can get to being a comedy team.

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I've known Harvey for over 40 years and I worked with him on the Burnett show for 11 years. I guess you could say we're about as close as you can get to being a comedy team. Tim Conway, actor

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Quote by Ken Berry: It was just a series of accidents that I became an actor. My first job was when a friend called and said he was putting together a song and dance group for the 'Gale Storm Show.' The role also involved a few lines. Then a man's wife, who had seen me in that, recommended me for a job she was doing.

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It was just a series of accidents that I became an actor. My first job was when a friend called and said he was putting together a song and dance group for the 'Gale Storm Show.' The role also involved a few lines. Then a man's wife, who had seen me in that, recommended me for a job she was doing. Ken Berry,

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Quote by Timothy Olyphant: I'm in show business, and we have a long history here of making movies about law enforcement officers. If you're my age, and you're male, and you're trying to get work, you're going to run into those roles as opposed to having a long run of playing dancers.

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I'm in show business, and we have a long history here of making movies about law enforcement officers. If you're my age, and you're male, and you're trying to get work, you're going to run into those roles as opposed to having a long run of playing dancers. Timothy Olyphant, actor

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Quote by Ksenia Sobchak: I've been famous for years through my entertainment programs, through my show business activities and my business.

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I've been famous for years through my entertainment programs, through my show business activities and my business. Ksenia Sobchak, politician

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Quote by Scott Ellis: The theatre show-biz types don't change much, no matter what era we're in. The question of how you balance being in show business with your personal life isn't very different.

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The theatre show-biz types don't change much, no matter what era we're in. The question of how you balance being in show business with your personal life isn't very different. Scott Ellis, director

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Quote by Sadie Frost: If the kids did want to get into showbiz then so be it, but I would never project anything on to my children.

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If the kids did want to get into showbiz then so be it, but I would never project anything on to my children. Sadie Frost, actress

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Quote by P. T. Barnum: The show business has all phases and grades of dignity, from the exhibition of a monkey to the exposition of that highest art in music or the drama which secures for the gifted artists a world-wide fame princes well might envy.

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The show business has all phases and grades of dignity, from the exhibition of a monkey to the exposition of that highest art in music or the drama which secures for the gifted artists a world-wide fame princes well might envy. P. T. Barnum, entertainer

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Quote by P. J. O'Rourke: Southern California is a nice place, if you could cut out the show-business cancer. It just keeps spreading.

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Southern California is a nice place, if you could cut out the show-business cancer. It just keeps spreading. P. J. O'Rourke, comedian

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Quote by Sally Field: I grew up in a show-business family, but we were working-class show business. There was nothing glamorous about it. You had great things one day and the next day, nothing.

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I grew up in a show-business family, but we were working-class show business. There was nothing glamorous about it. You had great things one day and the next day, nothing. Sally Field, actress

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Quote by Tift Merritt: France was very opposite of the show-business experience I'd been living; I was anonymous and alone. I wore no makeup, wore the same clothes every day. And I wrote and wrote and wrote.

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France was very opposite of the show-business experience I'd been living; I was anonymous and alone. I wore no makeup, wore the same clothes every day. And I wrote and wrote and wrote. Tift Merritt, musician

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Quote by Patti LuPone: We're not show-business people. We have a life.

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We're not show-business people. We have a life. Patti LuPone, musician

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Quote by Les Dennis: I made the decision to go on stage after my father died. And he would have wanted me to. But I won't try and plug huge grief up with the false world of show-business ever again.

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I made the decision to go on stage after my father died. And he would have wanted me to. But I won't try and plug huge grief up with the false world of show-business ever again. Les Dennis,

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