Entertainment Professional Gifts

"Your case has been turned down by Oprah, but we're appealing to Sally Jessy Raphael."

"I love being your agent, Nick, but the guys making the really big bucks now are the managers. Let me be your manager."

The exploding chicken bit

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"Yoo-hoo. Fifteen minutes of fame is about to start."

Defining Career Moments: Can I be frank with you? (Sid Sinatra).

Ursula Andress

Heterosexual actor auditions.

"In this business the ball takes funny bounces. I got you a recording contract."

"There's no such thing as 'bad publicity'." "All traffic is good traffic."

I hope a starting salary of 80 and a severance of 12 is acceptable....

"After years of cartoon rejections, Bill stooped to trying a little shameless product placement."

"Do you see yourself becoming a movie in five years?"

Empty box of ideas

"It's a play on words."

'Gosh, really? You've never been on any reality show at all?'

'I got this one for thinking outside the box.'

Overshadowed by the Tony's: Broadway's Lesser Known Awards

'...And now, the film most criticized for eroding traditional family values, the nominees are...'

"Mum, I got the job!"

Chef uses Harp to cut Sausages

"What we're looking for is someone who think outside the box?"

Moulin Rouge Security

"Forget the harps, we can spend Eternity in there."

"We need to sue, claiming free speech is being violated by remotes with fast forward buttons."

"Do you mind if I bounce something off you?"

"Despite thoroughly scraping the celebrity barrel, that Orwellian nightmare Celebrity Big Brother is back on our screens again."

How to get from A to Z. Right brain versus left brain.

"We had a brainstorm - I hope it's a brainchild."

On-the-job creativity may go unrewarded an may even create consternation among co-workers.

"But some of my best ideas come while I'm in the litter box."

Derek and Clive (Dudley Moore and Peter Cook).

Toenail clipping missile.

"We're hoping that someday Rosalie will be a major player in the creative economy."

Stunt lemmings.