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title: "11 Moonlighting Quotes by 11 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Moonlighting quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Moonlighting sayings and thoughts."
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> [Gosh, it's kind of like Moonlighting. Isn't it? -Donatello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles/gosh-it-s-kind-of-like-moonlighting-isn-t-it-donatello/)

[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c96/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-1_quote_gosh-it-s-kind-of-like-moonlighting-isn_295715.jpg)

> [Turns out moonlighting as a model is harder than I thought!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elaine-welteroth/turns-out-moonlighting-as-a-model-is-harder-than-i-thought/)

[Elaine Welteroth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elaine-welteroth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ba/elaine-welteroth-10177_harder_turns-out-moonlighting-as-a-model-is-har_3153703.jpg)

> [I am moonlighting for the Buddha.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-burdett/i-am-moonlighting-for-the-buddha/)

[John Burdett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-burdett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe1/john-burdett-18465_buddha_i-am-moonlighting-for-the-buddha-2558677_2558677.png)

> [The 'Moonlighting' tension of the couple that obviously never can get together, there's an innate sort of fun and tension in that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-katims/the-moonlighting-tension-of-the-couple-that-obviously-never-can-get/)

[Jason Katims](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-katims/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d84/jason-katims-16317_couple_the-moonlighting-tension-of-the-couple-t_1785436.png)

> [Even when I became the editor of 'Vogue' - America, I kept moonlighting for a garment store.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-mcfadden/even-when-i-became-the-editor-of-vogue-america-i-kept-moonlighting/)

[Mary McFadden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-mcfadden/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e56/mary-mcfadden-69448_america_even-when-i-became-the-editor-of-vogue-a_514040.jpg)

> [Formerly when a man worked ten hours a day, it was called economic slavery; nowadays it is called moonlighting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-esar/formerly-when-a-man-worked-ten-hours-a-day-it-was-called-economic/)

[Evan Esar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-esar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/442/evan-esar-1689_economic_formerly-when-a-man-worked-ten-hours-a-d_257907.jpg)

> [I have a great team. A lot of my focus every day is with my television and film career, directing and producing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-polson/i-have-a-great-team-a-lot-of-my-focus-every-day-is-with-my-television/)

[John Polson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-polson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3a/john-polson-32925_am_i-have-a-great-team-a-lot-of-my-focus-ev_2177403.jpg)

> [I'm a writer. I'm moonlighting on television. I never made any pretensions to that. As much as I like being on 'Real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/i-m-a-writer-i-m-moonlighting-on-television-i-never-made-any/)

[Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc3/frank-deford-3856_first-love_i-m-a-writer-i-m-moonlighting-on-televis_1116228.png)

> [It is fun to think about your pet moonlighting as a water delivery man, or a bouncer at a bar. Thinking about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-stonestreet/it-is-fun-to-think-about-your-pet-moonlighting-as-a-water-delivery/)

[Eric Stonestreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-stonestreet/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b74/eric-stonestreet-20873_animal_it-is-fun-to-think-about-your-pet-moonli_739942.jpg)

> [There was a lot of dancing in '76, '78, in the '80s. A lot of dancing. The burn years. A lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-willis/there-was-a-lot-of-dancing-in-76-78-in-the-80s-a-lot-of-dancing-the/)

[Bruce Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-willis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70c/bruce-willis-5056_acting_there-was-a-lot-of-dancing-in-76-78-in-t_3208012.jpg)

> [ I did a Moonlighting episode because I was friends with Whoopi \[Goldberg, who guest-starred in the same episode\], and she asked me… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judd-nelson/i-did-a-moonlighting-episode-because-i-was-friends-with-whoopi/)

[Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judd-nelson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49a/judd-nelson-4498_charity_i-did-a-moonlighting-episode-because-i-w_2635592.jpg)

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