Betty White Quotes

I was brought up in the modern world of all the luxury and the highlight of show business. I was born into a Christian home.

The theory in great families was 'why work if you don't have to.' Being a public figure was reserved for movie stars.

My son ain't going to be miserable because he's going to be the child of a rock star, the end.

I feel like rock stars feel a sense of entitlement, whereas I just feel a sense of good fortune.

Poor little Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, or whatever her name is. It must be incredible at that age to be surrounded by people telling you you're wonderful.

I mean, in all fairness, in the grand scheme of things, if the greatest inconvenience of my life is that sometimes people want a photo or a chat, then that's extraordinarily lucky. It really bothers me when actors complain about it.

I realize I live in a bubble, and all the opportunities are there to me. And having done a number of popular TV series, I'm mildly famous in certain situations, and lots of doors open to me.

It's easy to get swept up in the trappings of that sort of lifestyle, but I've been doing it for long enough that I know how easy it is to fall victim to that sort of arrogance and cockiness that celebrity culture can bring about, in young men especially.

Show business is fickle, and though I have been blessed with a healthy career, who knows how long that will last?

A business like acting is 90% luck. You can be a star one minute and out of work the next.

I don't hang out with agents and producers and I'm not into the business side at all.

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

I'm very leery of show business, having been in Los Angeles for the last 10 years. Buzz is a dangerous thing that I've heard applied to a lot of people that I've since not heard of again.

I've always chased glamour.

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

Being a celebrity, you can remain a child for ever, almost. You get away with more; you can get too pampered and it's not healthy.

Ariana Grande is a billionaire before she's been an artist. You have to work to be able to appreciate what you have... what work did she ever have to do in her life?

I'm in a business that invites narcissism, self-involvement, and egos being blown out of proportion.

Anybody who says they don't want to be seen on a show which has millions of people watching it at one time when they're in the business of selling records is a bit silly.

I was always in show business but in many ways was not really of show business. I didn't move in show business circles, particularly, still don't do it.

Everyone's parents were famous actors at my school, pretty much! I think I went to school with Paris Hilton when I was three. That's what L.A. is, though - it's an industry town. You go to school with kids and you think, 'Well that's normal, they make movies.'

People are intrigued by fame, power and wealth and I think Hollywood is the only place where you get all three together.

Seriously, who doesn't want to slap a 27-year-old movie star?

To be employed in the entertainment industry is a miracle.

I just think my life's been really blessed, because being in show business, I've met wonderful people, and I've traveled all over the world.