"I really wanted to show [in "fences"] a marriage that is working. Not perfect, but working."
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"I finally discovered that my life is more important than show business."
"Money isn't an idol. It just shows you where your idols are."
"I acted in millions of TV shows."
"When you're really tested, that's what shows you who you are as a person."
"A Guru is there to show you what you are. You are not different from Me. Whatever I am, that is what you are."
"Your job isn't to find these ideas but to recognize them when they show up."
"We're too busy busting whorehouses or solving murders. That's what makes the show so funny"
"In show business, more showgirls are kept than promises."
"I do an improv show on Sunday where we have a class, and then afterwards we go and do a live performance in front of an audience."
"And the live show is still our main thing."
"It's not enough to be a good person. You also have to show it."
"Do not show your wounded finger for everything will knock up against it."
"It is in adversity that the good show their friendship most clearly; prosperity always finds friends."
"I've never done a show for more than one season, in my entire life."
"I'm not actually a very keen performer. I like putting shows together. I like putting events together."
"I don't know what my life would have been like if I'd never gotten into show business."
"I'm a show-off basically... always have been."
"You find a lot of ideas from my shows in adverts now. I find it a compliment."
"I feel that if Jacques Pepin shows you how to make an omelet, the matter is pretty much settled. That's God talking."