I knew real show business from my father, who had been an actor since he left the world of boxing.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Unlike a lot of actors, my father encouraged all his kids to go into show business.
Unlike a lot of actors, my father encouraged all his kids to go into show business. He loved it so much.
Even though I was in close proximity to everything, it never really dawned on me to pursue a career in show business.
In my heart and soul, I always knew that I wanted to be in show business.
A lot of show business, as you know, is about all the contacts you make and who you know.
I've had 79 to 80 years of show business. I started when I was 5 with a man called Tom Mix. I didn't have time to go to school because I was in silent movies, I was in radio, I was in burlesque, I worked with the circus. I'm all show business!
I didn't know anybody in show business, and I never thought it was the path I'd go down. I was hoping it was sports, like so many kids.
I was never really brought into the show business side of my father's life. I guess that's been a blessing and a downfall. But it's made my own work the initiation.
My dad's a lighting director. Growing up in Hollywood, I was around the entertainment industry all the time. I knew I'd end up in show business in some capacity, eventually.
I was an actress long before I was a reality TV person.