It's an immensely competitive business, and I can tell you the older you get, the parts are fewer, and the people who are proven performers are greater. John Hurt businesscompetitivefew Change image and share on social
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. Billy Eckstine brightbusinessenamored Change image and share on social
Had I pursued my education long enough to learn all the conventional dos and don'ts of starting a business, I often wonder how different my life and career might have been. Richard Branson businesscareerconventional Change image and share on social
At the Sahara, the seats are banked and most of the audience is looking down at the stage. Everybody in the business knows: Up for singers, down for comics. The people want to idealize a singer. They want to feel superior to a comic. You're trying to make them laugh. They can't laugh at someone they're looking up to. Buddy Hackett audiencebankbusiness share on social
Most venture capitalists won't read a business plan unless the entrepreneur is introduced to them by a contact. Guy Kawasaki businesscapitalistcontact Change image and share on social
My first-ever job in the movie business, I was an art student at Carnegie Mellon, and they were shooting the movie 'Gung Ho' in Pittsburgh, and I worked as an extra for a few days. Michael Keaton bumped into me in one scene, and it's in the movie. And I worshipped him. Greg Mottola artbumpbusiness share on social
I work in show business - there's nothing that shocks me anymore! Thomas Gibson anymorebusinessshock Change image and share on social
War is big business. It's a lot of money going to and fro, and unfortunately a lot of angst, and a lot of fear, and a lot of doubt. And eventually a lot of wonderful people, like soldiers, like men and women that are out there trying to do the best they can, they come back being wounded on many levels. Jon Anderson angstbackbig share on social
I teach in the medical school, the School of Public Health, the Kennedy School of Government, and the Business School. And it's the best perch... because most of my work crosses boundaries. Michael Porter boundarybusinesscrosse Change image and share on social
Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless. Thomas A. Edison planuseless Change image and share on social