Miles Davis
Musician
"I ain't no entertainer, and ain't trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician."
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Entertainers
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Marlon Brando
Actor, Director
"An actor is at most a poet and at least an entertainer."
Rick James
Musician
"My teacher said I would either be a hoodlum, or a great entertainer."
Pablo Picasso
Painter, Sculptor
"I am only a public entertainer who understands his time."
Johnny Cash
Musician, Singer-songwriter
"Prisoners are the greatest audience that an entertainer can perform to."
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"A writer is not a confectioner, a cosmetic dealer, or an entertainer."
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"I think any entertainer just sort of goes along with whatever comes along."
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"I never tell an audience what they can expect. I never have and I never will. I'm an entertainer for 75 years."
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"I don't try to just be a blues singer - I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going."
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"Michael's the ultimate entertainer. After Michael Jackson, it's Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and Bruce Lee."
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"Cher wanted to be an entertainer more than I've seen anybody want to be an entertainer in my life."
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"We are entertainers. We're trying to entertain people."
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"I don't consider myself an interviewer as much as an entertainer."
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"Rush Limbaugh, whether you hate him or not, he's a great entertainer; he's a great broadcaster."
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"I'm just an entertainer, man. I don't like to pigeonhole myself to anything. I love to do it all."
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