Elisabeth Shue Quotes

I was so enamored with the idea of being in show business so everything was bright to me. I mean, I didn't think of it as being tough and things like that.

Once you make a movie like 'Superbad,' when it's popular and you're the lead, you get offered all kinds of things and there's a temptation to make bad movies either for the money or to maintain your relevance in pop culture.

I didn't want to chase movies. It's too hard. You've got to work at it - opening nights, photo shoots, publicity people, managers. I never wanted to do that. I'm too lazy.

Hollywood is the backdrop of my family, and I know that the movie business is incredibly cruel as you get older.

'Beverly Hills Cop' opened up a whole world. I got the television show and movies, and I would go sign autographs for one hour and get paid $25,000.

Hollywood held this double lure for me, tremendous sums of money for work that required no more effort than a game of pinochle.

I think you have to really, really want to be a film star.

I grew up in an entertainment family, and so I saw how susceptible you are to the ups and downs of this business.

A lot of people say I'd miss show business if I quit. I'd miss some of it. Now it's the only life I know.

You have to treat Hollywood like it's your boyfriend - he's there all the time.

I didn't get here for my acting... but I love show business.

My impression was, 'This Hollywood thing doesn't seem too hard.'

I had no dream of being a movie star.

I think Hollywood is interesting. As an actor, Hollywood would be a horrible place to go if you weren't actually invited.

Well, there's different shades of Hollywood, sure. I mean, I'm working in this business but I'm not Hollywood.

My aim was never to be an American star; otherwise, I would have moved to Los Angeles.

I never intended to be in show business; I intended to be an extremely grounded person.

I didn't grow up knowing actors' names, and my parents weren't theater people.

Los Angeles is such a town of show business, and I'm a terrible celebrity. I find it difficult - it's the beast that must be fed. There's this big wheel of pictures and articles that goes around, and you get pinned on it.

The film business is absurd. Stars don't last very long. It's much more interesting to be a proper actor.

I don't mind doing the whole red carpet thing when I have to when it comes to publicizing a movie. But besides that, I don't like those kinds of things at all. Celebrity status is not really something that appeals to me.

I'm always happy when actors get rich, because the odds on it are so long!

In show business, you had levels. I was at the top of the TV end of it.

Apart from earning an awful lot of money, why would you go to Hollywood?

After the 'X Factor,' there were opportunities everywhere. It was all there waiting for me to enjoy. I didn't understand business.