The worst professional advice I've received. "If you were the last person on earth, I would never choose you to be a movie star." Steve Guttenberg More Quotes by Steve Guttenberg More Quotes From Steve Guttenberg If you're an underdog, mentally disabled, physically disabled, if you don't fit in, if you're not as pretty as the others, you can still be a hero. Steve Guttenberg encouragingupliftinghero Everyone keeps asking me, What are you doing? I say, Why do I need to do anything? I'm rich. Steve Guttenberg richaskingneeds Every film can be fun, even if it's a terror. Steve Guttenberg terrorfilmfun Show business has never been my everything. It's a means; it's not the end. It's a means to the end. I want and have always wanted freedom. That was always my goal, to not have a boss, to not have anybody tell me what to do. Luckily, as an actor, I got that. Steve Guttenberg bossgoalmean There are 100,000 actors in the Screen Actors Guild. Only 2,000 of them make more than $75,000 a year. Steve Guttenberg guildsactorsyears I'm somebody who deserves to be supported and encouraged to continue my work because I have a lot to give. Steve Guttenberg deservegiving The allure of Hollywood is huge when you don't know anything. You don't know the knives behind the smiles. Steve Guttenberg allurekniveshollywood In show business, you can't make a living. You can only make a fortune, but you can't make a living. Steve Guttenberg show-businessshowsfortune You can tell when you're in a hit. Steve Guttenberg Unless you're Jack Lemmon or Cary Grant, there are few guys who can do comedy and drama. Steve Guttenberg comedyguydrama When you're starting out as an actor, there isn't much food around. I was lucky to have a hit pretty early on. I didn't starve too long. Steve Guttenberg luckyactorslong There's tons of waste on every film. It really doesn't matter the budget, as long as it hits a bull's-eye. Steve Guttenberg bullseyelong I've made a lot of people a lot of money, and I've made a lot of people really happy. I've entertained millions and millions of people. Steve Guttenberg really-happymadepeople Someone's just told me the English are still trying to take over the United States - is that true? Steve Guttenberg take-meunited-statestrying Making art is an act of courage. Do you know who said that? Steve Guttenberg acts-of-couragesaidart My thoughts were to become a dentist when I first went to Albany State. I didn't know where I would end up, but I knew I'd be happy, and I knew I would have a nice life. That was always my goal, to have a nice, happy life. That's, to me, being rich. Steve Guttenberg nicegoalhappy-life When people are nasty, it gets everybody's attention, and it gives them a name. Steve Guttenberg namesgivingpeople It is hard to look back and talk about a set of disjointed experiences as though they were part of one smooth progression. Steve Guttenberg progressionsmoothlooks Let's look at people as artists and try to support them; just because Picasso painted a couple of bad paintings, that's no reason to say he's a lousy painter. Steve Guttenberg coupleartistpeople It's important for everybody to have somewhere to go. Men and women need purpose [in life]. Steve Guttenberg importantmenneeds
