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Show Business Quotes - Page 2

Show business is and has always been a depraved carnival.

David Mamet (2011). “True and False: Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor”, p.50, Vintage

In show business, you can't make a living. You can only make a fortune, but you can't make a living.

"Police Academy Week: a chat with actor/memoirist Steve Guttenberg". Interview with Nathan Rabin, www.avclub.com. May 7, 2012.

You've got to know business before you go to show business.

"Patti LaBelle: The People’s Diva". Interview with Damainion Ewell, allhiphop.com. June 1, 2004.

Show business pays you a lot of money, because eventually you’re gonna get screwed.

"Jay Leno on leaving 'The Tonight Show'". Interview with Steve Kroft, www.cbsnews.com. January 26, 2014.

I'd rather be a flop at show business than to be a success at something I didn't like.

George Burns (1991). “The Most of George Burns”, Bbs Publishing Corporation