Quotes About Showbiz

I was raised as a tomboy with boys, and I never really feel like myself when I am really dolled up at premieres and showbiz events.

When my dad, Tommy Tucker Kelly, was about six, he started out with his dad on 'The Black and White Minstrel' Shows.

I developed the pilot for 'Entertainment Tonight' with Jack Haley, Jr. and Al Masini, who became my business partner in 'Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous,' 'Runaway' and several other shows and specials.

My first appearance as a guest on The Tonight Show was in '81.

I was in a play with Julia Roberts and Paul Newman and Tony Randall.

Magic is the oldest part of the show business profession. It can now be used as a forward-thinking tool to build a child's confidence. It has been an amazing part in many entertainers' lives, including Steve Martin and the late Johnny Carson.

I think I've spent more time in front of a camera than off camera. That's just the way it is.

I still have the shirt I wore my first time on Johnny Carson's show. Only now I use it as a tablecloth at dinner parties. It was very blousy.

I haven't appeared on stage in quite a long time and I don't have any immediate plans to do so, but I'm always interested in going back.

Hosting the Oscars is much like making love to a woman. It's something I only get to do when Billy Crystal is out of town.

The original Dean Martin Comedy Hour handed me some hysterical sketches. I've got highlights on tons of these variety shows, given to me by their great writers. I'd love to be doing all that again.

Mom and Pop were proud of my popularity, but from their point of view, show business was no way to make a living.

Show business is a struggle. I certainly wish that I had just blasted on the scene and not had quite such a hard time. But there's a great sense of the relief in that you don't have to prove yourself anymore.

Hollywood is a tough business and repeat rejection is very much part of the process.

All of us kids ended up 'doing Mom.' There are four of us who've tried show business. Five if you insist on counting my sister the nun, who does liturgical dance.

I think it's particularly fun not being a full-time showbiz reporter because you still have the 'Oh, wow!' factor when you go out on the red carpet and there are these big stars that are standing there. But if you're doing this day in and day out, it becomes a little blase.

You can take wonderfully talented actors, wonderfully talented writers and producers, and, uh, do a wonderful show!... but if it doesn't hit with the public in two minutes, it's bye-bye.

My college life was brief because I started working for my debut film when I was in eleventh standard. But I have no regrets, as I stayed in touch with my friends who keep briefing me about the drama in the college. The opportunity to get into showbiz was so exciting that I couldn't let it pass by.

I toured as a nightclub comedian and did some television in New York.

Tinsel town is full of liars, show-offs and spineless hypocrites.

I've been in this business for years and I'm still befuddled by the ways of this town.

I love Simon Cowell, he's a dear friend.

I know how things function in showbiz and how much hard work is required to make a mark in this industry.

My father was an actor, and my mother was his agent, so I had it on both sides: the crazy actor and his representation.