Ted Turner Quotes

I have this mistress: show business.

I've always loved film, and since I knew I probably couldn't be a cowboy or a spy in real life, I thought I'd play one in a movie! I started doing theater in middle school and tested for 'Victorious' before being in an episode of 'iCarly.'

My dad was a theater actor, so I would follow him backstage. And my mom was a casting director. The moment I heard the applause and realized it would get me out of school, I was hooked.

I went to Broadway and I've been doing some fun guest spots with 'Entourage' and 'Glee' and I'm ready to have my own show.

I love acting, but don't necessarily enjoy other aspects of the business. For me, going to celebrity parties is like work.

I'm in love with everything about show business. The only thing that ever came easy to me in life has been acting.

And, you know, when you are a kid, everybody wants to be an actor. I think that everybody wants to be in show business, frankly.

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

I loved entertainment and acting, performing. I just liked the stage and having the spotlight and stuff.

I knew I'd end up in show business in some capacity, eventually.

I want to be a star who acts as well.

I like to act. Every other aspect of show business I find uninteresting.

I think the life of an actor is very glamorous to other people - then, realities set in.

My parents were both in show business. My father was an actor, my mom an actress, and both singers, dancers and actors. They met in Los Angeles doing a play together and so I grew up in a show biz family.

It's a great life being an actor, and I wouldn't change it for anything.

I believe I made it in show business.

My Vegas act is how I make my money.

My father was so in love with showbiz, all the different aspects - what we're doing here, making the movies, everything about it.

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

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.

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.

When I was a kid, I wanted to be either a rock star or a wrestler.

If you want to be an actor because you want to be recognized on the street and have people ask you for autographs, look for another career. If you want to be an actor because you love being on stage and want to capture a person's heart, go for it.

I didn't choose to be an actress.

I have a lot of fun playing a model on television, and I love being an actress. I don't think I could ever handle that world.