"I think politicians and movie actors and movie executives are similar in more ways than they're different. There is an egocentric quality about both; there is a very sensitive awareness of the public attitude, because you live or die on public favor or disfavor. There is the desire for publicity and for acclaim, because, again, that's part of your life…. And in a strange and bizarre way, when movie actors come to Washington, they're absolutely fascinated by the politicians. And when the politicians go to Hollywood, they're absolutely fascinated by the movie stars. It's a kind of reciprocity of affection by people who both recognize in a sense they're in the same racket."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Politicians
70 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Politicians →
Related Quotes
"It was weird seeing Ricky act so weaselly and calculating, like he’d become a politician all of a sudden."
"Ὑπὸ λίθῳ γὰρ παντί που χρὴ μὴ δάκῃ ῥήτωρ ἀθρεῖν."
"[Recipe for political success:] If a politician during a campaign finds it necessary to resort to flattery, he should…"
"I would he were better, I would he were worse."
"The politician has not to revenge what has happened but to ensure that it does not happen again."
"If this law passes I’m going to make you guys forget about Mike Duffy, because I’ve got more information and more pro…"
"Politicians hide themselves away They only started the war Why should they go out to fight? They leave that role to t…"
"Politicians have prolonged deaths. In a way, they begin to die the moment they leave office, and their deaths continu…"
"Politicians listen when large corporations speak."
"Some of the politicians in this country, in their feverish search for group acceptance, are ready to endorse tumultuo…"