“You often hear that people go into show business to find the love they never had when they were children. Never believe it! Every comic and most of the actors I know had a childhood full of love. Then they grew up and found out that in the grown-up world, you don't get all that love, you just get your share. So they went into show business to recapture the love they had known as children when they were the center of the universe.” PeopleKnowsWorldBelieveChildrenShowsUniverseActorsFoundKnownShareChildhoodLove YouGrewGrew UpComicShow BusinessCenter Of The Universe Author:Mel Brooks
“Show business is like riding a bicycle - when you fall off, the best thing to do is get up, brush yourself off and get back on again.” ShowsFallActorsGet UpBest ThingsThings To DoGet BackRidingBrushesShow BusinessBicycleRiding A Bicycle Book:It's Always Something Source: It's Always Something
“Despair is your friend in show business. I don't believe you can act if happiness is your lot. It's the ups that keep you living and the downs that mete out talent.” IfsBelieveShowsActorsTalentDespairDon't BelieveShow BusinessBelieve You CanI Don't Believe You Book:Ruth Gordon, an open book Source: Ruth Gordon, an open book
“Show business has never been my everything. It's a means; it's not the end. It's a means to the end. I want and have always wanted freedom. That was always my goal, to not have a boss, to not have anybody tell me what to do. Luckily, as an actor, I got that.” WantMeanEndsShowsWantedActorsGoalBossShow Business Author:Steve Guttenberg