Quotes About Showbiz

I used to think no one should go into show biz, but now I feel differently. I now feel like it's a great career. If you can do it and make money at it and still not be so famous that you can have a normal life - then I think it's a great career.

These women whose antics we smirk at good-naturedly in the pap-traps put themselves out there at least partly on their beauty they are in showbiz, and showing what they've got is part of their business as much as it is for male show-ponies from the Chippendales to George Clooney.

The part of my personality that most irritated my husband, some of our big, big disagreements were when I got what he called 'showbiz.' He meant flamboyant or raucous.

These days almost every heroine is trying to do an item number but I am the best.

Fortunately, I'm known as the hardest-working woman in showbiz, not to compete with James Brown. I've always been a multi-tasker.

Yes, I love the movie business. In fact, there's no business like show business.

My show 'The Big House' was picked up; they flew me to New York. I'm about to step on stage to announce Kevin Hart's 'The Big House.' And a hand grabs my shoulder, 'Kevin no, they just decided to cancel it.' It's a serious smack-in-the-face business, and either you can take it, or you can't.

We couldn't let anyone know about it at the time, but I wasn't all that healthy at times. I was battling cancer and had to have treatment in New York once a week, so Mr. Merrick arranged for me to fly out after the show on Sunday, from wherever we were touring, to see my doctor on Monday and fly back in time for the show on Tuesday.

A beautiful face with a sexy body is a dime a dozen in showbiz. When you have magnetic personality, you beat everybody else.

I used to think no one should go into show biz, but now I feel differently. I now feel like it's a great career. If you can do it and make money at it and still not be so famous that you can have a normal life - then I think it's a great career.

Reality shows give a great platform to young singers, but kids shouldn't be exposed to showbiz at a very young age.

I remember being at the premiere of 'Beverly Hills Cop II' and the tremendous reaction from the crowd outside, then going to a party at a hotel afterwards where the speakers were blasting 'Shakedown,' a song from the movie. That felt like a show biz moment to me.

My showbiz career started with 'SNL,' and to write an 'SNL' book... well, there are already enough of those.

My big fear is that I'll put down so many people, I'll have to leave show biz.

I have always loved Las Vegas. It's a traditional place for lounge comics to perform, and I love that.

I'd love to do situation comedy - it's the best job in show business.

I love any scene where there's a physical confrontation. It reminds me that I'm in show business and I play pretend for a living.

I'll keep going until I get to the point where I can't get out on stage.

I did 'The Frank Skinner Show,' and they gave me a little jukebox-shaped CD player, which looks nice in the kitchen.

My father had a hotel, and people in show business used to stay there. He loved peformers and entertainment, and I grew up knowing that.

There will always be competition, especially in showbiz. There's always someone younger and hungrier standing behind you; there's always someone with more contacts; there's always someone whose grandfather or father is a filmmaker. I think your job is just to be there 100% - you work hard, and there are no shortcuts to success.

That's the trick in this business: if you want longevity, just keep people guessing a little bit.

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

I guess I've never really been aggressive, although almost everybody else in show business fights and gouges and knees to get where they want to be.