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I wanted to be in show business, and I was funny.


Tom Smothers
That's pretty much why I went into show business because I wanted to have a guitar and sing unaccompanied, that was like my fantasy of the perfect life.
Victoria Jackson
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I was a weirdo to want to be in show business. Most kids wanted to be teachers or nurses.


Nell Carter
I learned that kids in show business are so different from regular, average students. They would gather behind you and help you to succeed in any way possible.
Wally George
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I hate show business.


Joni Mitchell
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Government is not show business.


Warren Beatty
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It's show business. No show, no business.


Dick Wolf
I think early on I knew what I was going to do and it was based a lot on familiarity but it was also because I didn't have a lot of skills. There was nothing I wanted t be. I didn't want to be a doctor. I wanted to be in show business.
Christopher Walken
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There's no business like show business.


Irving Berlin
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Imitation is the sincerest form of show business.


Roseanne Barr
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Spontaneity is such an entertaining facet of show business.


Chuck Barris
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Ask Mother for advice on breaking into show business.


Jack Davenport
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In show business, you get chewed up and spit out.


John Aniston
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I think it's one of the main negative emotional ingredients that fuels show business, because there's so much at stake and the fear of failure looms large.
Garry Shandling
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There's no business like show business, but there are several businesses like accounting.


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


Patti LuPone
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I think it's a terrible shame that politics has become show business.


Sydney Pollack
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Show business is just like high school, except you get paid.


Martin Mull
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Years ago I wanted to buy an apartment in New York City. I was a single female - I had gone through my divorce - I had three children, I was in show business and black. It was, like, impossible.
Diana Ross
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I tried to look presentable for a show, but not for sexual attraction. It was strictly for show business.
Little Richard