Jackie Cooper Quotes

I have no interest in writing, directing or producing.

In a work capacity I'm only interested in acting and producing.

But I grew up in a place where no one knew anyone in the entertainment business, I never knew it was an actual career. The closest I ever got to movies was going to watch them, and I thought that's the way it would be, so I never considered working in this business.

I was a weirdo to want to be in show business. Most kids wanted to be teachers or nurses.

My passion is becoming involved in good work, whether that means as an actor or writer or director or producer or all - that is not as important to me.

I think that being a producer is business and being an actor is art.

I've done every job in the world, and movies, the only thing close to a movie that I've ever done is it's kind of like being in a band.

I'm more interested in producing than acting.

So the English approach to show business and their work is more - and this is a big generalization, I hasten to say - but it's more, they work on it as a craft job.

Everyone in my family is in the film business; I knew I wanted to be creative and it was important in my family to be artistic.

Probably from, like, my freshman year of high school, I had this desire to perform and also be involved in the show business industry.

I've always been obsessed with being on stage and putting shows together.

I'm in love with the entire industry and every aspect of performing and directing, even writing, and I love working with acting students.

Even if I don't have a job, I work on plays and scenes.

Producing is hell, writing is frustrating, acting is really satisfying, directing is heaven.

My college training was primarily in theatre, with an eye to becoming a director, actor, or producer.

Art imitates life. It's definitely helpful to feel that way. You feel that way when you're leading a show and you're on a set.

The show business has all phases and grades of dignity, from the exhibition of a monkey to the exposition of that highest art in music or the drama which secures for the gifted artists a world-wide fame princes well might envy.

There's no business like show business.

If you're in the WWE, it's like show business boot camp. You learn a little bit about everything as far as show business is involved.

I made all these great musicals with Judy Garland. It was all about me going into a barn and saying: 'Let's put on a show.' That's what me and Judy did.

I came from a real working-class show business family.

I just needed a job. Before being hired as an usher at the CBS Theatre, I didn't even know there was a show business!

I grew up in the business since I was three years old so I've always kind of been in front of the camera and grew up in commercials and I knew that I wanted to do it no matter what, I just loved it.

As far as show business, it's the gratification of doing something that pleases the fans.