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Business Side Quotes

Where the art ends and the ledger begins.

These business side quotes reveal an old tension, artists who insist creativity has no room for spreadsheets, next to those who quietly leave the numbers to family. See Creative quotes for more on the artistic mindset.

I've always been on the business side - running P&L and working with clients.

Quotes by Adena Friedman

I don't hang out with agents and producers and I'm not into the business side at all.

Quotes by Winona Ryder

But the business side of it, as with most creative things, there is no room for business. It is about art. It's not about marketing.

Quotes by Warren Cuccurullo

I concentrate on acting while my dad handles the business side of my career.

Quotes by Vivek Oberoi

Business Quotes

I don't have any interest in being a chef without being on the business side of things, or vice versa, because if you don't make money at the end of the month, you're going out of business.

Quotes by Tom Douglas

I enjoy the creative side of the business side of being a restaurateur. That's my thing. The thing I'm constantly thinking about is, how do you create new, interesting situations that keep people coming back?

Quotes by Todd English

The people on the business side in the music business are kind of different from the theatre business. I think it's partly because there are different pressures on the industries.

Quotes by Tim Curry

I'm really into both sides of the industry - in front of the camera and behind the camera. I love the business side of it; I love all of the contracts and negotiating and the different connections that you can...

Quotes by Sydney Sweeney

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.

Quotes by Stephanie Zimbalist

Creative Quotes

There is a business side to me and a spiritual side.

Quotes by Pepa

You learn at a certain point that you have to focus on the business side of music. After getting ripped off a couple of times, you figure out that you need to get a grip on it.

Quotes by Neal Schon

Knowing what I do now, I don't know if I'd ever have the balls to go to film school, with no connections and no knowledge of the business side at all.

Quotes by Michael Patrick Jann

I can be very reserved about things. My business side isn't shy. I can be like a general. But I've got a shy side. I'm also a lot deeper than people think, and a lot more sensitive. But I don't...

Quotes by Michael Bay

It was hard to watch, the business side is so big in the game.

Quotes by Mats Sundin

Good Quotes

It's very hard for an artist to negotiate their fees. My job is to act; my manager's job should be to handle the business side of it.

Quotes by Mahira Khan

I've been in television for a little bit, and when people are attracted to what you've created, you get very excited because of the numbers. The business side is very exciting.

Quotes by Lisa Ann Walter

I certainly think you could look at the business side of how WWE was run, which was as a conservative company with little debt and strong cash balance.

Quotes by Linda McMahon

I hope to get my name out there more in the Spanish-language business side of the world.

Quotes by Julie Gonzalo

The decision to divorce myself from the business side unexpectedly blew up in my face. The creative freedom I thought I was getting turned out to be anything but.

Quotes by Joseph Abboud

Life Quotes

The stores and the things like that, the business side of things came out at the point when, I'd say probably in the early '70s, it looked like the year of the singer-songwriter was over, 'cause music changed in our...

Quotes by Jimmy Buffett

Frequently Asked Questions

What tension do business side quotes usually explore?
This collection weighs creative passion against commercial reality, with some voices avoiding the business entirely and others learning to manage it out of necessity.
Do any quotes reject business thinking outright?
Yes, one quote insists that truly creative work leaves no space for commerce at all, framing the two as fundamentally at odds with each other.
Is family involvement in business mentioned?
One speaker explains that they focus purely on acting while a parent manages the commercial side of their career behind the scenes.
Does the collection mention learning business skills the hard way?
Yes, one quote describes only taking the business side seriously after being taken advantage of financially more than once.
What related topic pairs with business side quotes?
See the Creative quotes collection for more on the artistic mindset behind the work.

Others describe a harder lesson, learning to track contracts and money only after getting burned once or twice. Continue with Business quotes for wider perspectives on commerce.