The greatest acts in colored show business had long made Harlem their home and favorite stamping ground. — Ethel Waters Copy Share Image
I looked at longevity in show business when I was about 13, and the people who seemed to have longevity were the… — Paul Merton Copy Share Image
Don't thank your parents. If you were raised in a nurturing environment, you wouldn't be in show business. Don't say, 'Wow, this… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
You know, back when I was a kid who wanted to be in show business, everybody on TV wore nice clothes. They… — Paul F. Tompkins Copy Share Image
When it came time for college, I told my parents I was going to major in acting. And they were so removed… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
People always say, well, how do you get through show business? How do you swim the waters? And how do you survive… — Garry Marshall Copy Share Image
This is show business, and there's room for the shows and the personalities. But I think there's also room for music, for… — Butch Trucks Copy Share Image
What's important for me is to give my daughters a well-rounded education and a mixture of people in their lives. They'll make… — Diana Ross Copy Share Image
Liverpool really ever since I can remember, but anyway in the '50s and '60s was always a place where people were potentially… — Derek Taylor Copy Share Image
L.A. can be pretty insane because there's so much show business here, but I also know a lot of kids who grew… — Matt Walsh Copy Share Image
The whole gist of 'All That Jazz' is Faustian. It's about a man who sells his soul to show business - which… — Ann Reinking Copy Share Image
Brandon McCaw was in the Music Business for 5,000 years in his life time and he was in 5,000,000,000 movies all together… — Brandon McCaw Copy Share Image
A lot of us [comedians] are drawn to the stage or show business or whatever because we didn't feel so great about… — Barry Crimmins Copy Share Image
When I was a child, life felt so slow because all I wanted to do was get into show business. Each day… — Bruce Forsyth Copy Share Image
That's what Letterman did. He mocked everything and everyone in show business, even though he was at the top of show business.… — Steve Rushin Copy Share Image
I'm not sure what it would mean to have "made it." Made what? Yes, I can make a decent living in show… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share Image
I've done about everything in show business except to play on Broadway. I always hoped that I would one day. It's the… — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
Before I came out, I had a lot of anger. For years people would ask, 'How are you doing?' and I'd say,… — Ricky Martin Copy Share Image
I'm not sure if I've learned anything from show business. Life in general has taught me if you're kind to people, everything… — Alan Arkin Copy Share Image
There's a lot of stuff I want to do, just things that I want to explore that don't involve show business. I'm… — Charlie Sheen Copy Share Image
“Jesus wept: This Prophet, Priest, King Has a: Holy, Priesthood, Chosen! This Refugee, Homeless, Healer Has a Celebrity, TV, Mega - church?… — David Holdsworth Copy Share Image
In this [show] business you do something rock 'n' roll and then that's it, finished, heads roll. It's best not to take… — Konnie Huq Copy Share Image
My brother, Mario, is in show business and so are all my cousins on my dad's side. We come from a family… — Irene Cara Copy Share Image
“I have a suspicion - and hear me out, 'cause this is a rough one - I have a suspicion that the… — Tina Fey Copy Share Image
“I was going to dine at the television company’s expense with one of the most beautiful women in show business and some… — V.T. Davy Copy Share Image
I just wanted to be in show business. I didn't care if I was going to be an actor or a magician… — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
I didn't plan on going into show business. Show business picked me. And it's been fun. One of the best things about… — Vicki Lawrence Copy Share Image
I grew up in a show business family, so we've always had a great sense of balance, being so close to my… — Andy Gibb Copy Share Image
One of the things about working on stage - actually, about working in show business, that is - is that it's such… — Gregory Hines Copy Share Image
A Negro just can't be whipped by somebody white and return with his head up in the neighborhood, especially in those days,… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
I wrote a little autobiography about how luck has to do with everything. It's called 'My Lucky Life In and Out of… — Dick Van Dyke Copy Share Image
I guess it turns out choosing your life partner from a group of men trying to get their break in show business… — Willie Geist Copy Share Image
I've made movies that I thought were good. I've made movies that I thought were okay, but then I was very good.… — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
Yes, I have a good sense of humor to sort of last a long time in show business, and I think to… — Jane Krakowski Copy Share Image
My mother always wanted to be in show business, but her parents discouraged her. So when I started performing for the mirror… — Irene Cara Copy Share Image
For a few years, I thought I was putting show business behind me. I was busy doing other things in life, particularly… — Hugh Grant Copy Share Image
Oddly enough, Dame Edna is not interested in show business. Her friends in Los Angeles are mostly in the world of petroleum.… — Barry Humphries Copy Share Image
[Show] business is tough. You never know who or what's real. It's tough when you get in this business, if you have… — Columbus Short Copy Share Image
I taught myself computer. Then Macintosh came along, and it became a really bad addiction. If I wasn't in show business, I'd… — Jeff Dunham Copy Share Image
I walked out of the show business in 1968 because I thought that would be good for the family. It took me… — Pete Best Copy Share Image
![“A lot of us [comedians] are drawn to the stage or show business or whatever because we didn't feel so great about ourselves, and we didn't know how to do anything about that, so we sought external approval.” quote by Barry Crimmins](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/f26/barry-crimmins-58864_approval_a-lot-of-us-comedians-are-drawn-to-the-s_2487556.jpg)
![“In this [show] business you do something rock 'n' roll and then that's it, finished, heads roll. It's best not to take drugs, go to sex dungeons or cause controversy. And those who've done it - Russell Brand, Angus Deayton, whoever - they've really paid for it, even if what they've done is quite…” quote by Konnie Huq](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/ec1/konnie-huq-4219_brands_in-this-show-business-you-do-something-r_1345102.jpg)
![“[Show] business is tough. You never know who or what's real. It's tough when you get in this business, if you have no grounded foundation other than Hollywood, because this business isn't real. We're getting paid to do what we love, but it isn't real.” quote by Columbus Short](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/6ec/columbus-short-15470_business_show-business-is-tough-you-never-know-wh_2836374.jpg)
