Show Business Dreamer Gifts

'The casting director said I shouldn't ring them, they would ring me, but that was 10 years ago!'

'I'm sure that one wasn't there last week.'

"These projections don't make sparkles shoot out my ass."

"He might not have got the job with Google, but they weren't going to stop Brian skateboarding to the office."

"We're a very small international conglomerate."

"An actor, you say? Guess you caught the acting-like-a-waiter bug."

'You're close, Spencer, but usually a business plan is a little more involved!'

'Ideas.com' desk with a 'come' tray and a 'gone' tray.

Computer Hitching a Ride to Silicon Valley

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

Money Plant.

Lemonade Stand With Free Wi-Fi

"Boss, I guarantee you that my intentions with your daughter are serious."

'No. . . I'll never spend £400 on a haircut. . .'

"I just need help getting started. A little seed money."

'I begin to question whether this startup ever had venture capital.'

'I'm a star!'

Toenail clipping missile.

Hollywood producer.

"We'll analyze the only thing left to analyze: what people throw away."

"If I've got to work for a tyrant . . . I may as well work for myself."

"Take my advice; speak softly but carry a big shtick."

"Hey, Bob. Things haven't been quite the same since Richard Attenborough arrived here, have they?"

'Man it's a tough crowd tonight!'

S.S.dot.com

"You're just gaming down there? Shouldn't you be issuing your first IPO for some billion dollar internet enterprise you've created?"

"Anyway, we'd love to have You on board for the Creighton deal."

TV stage door

"Er. . . anything else?"

"Fashion Week"

Bette Midler

And so, Rudy unwittingly became an investor in The Infant Restaurant Critic. At first, he was furious having lost his weekly paycheck. But then it dawned on him: He was back in the dot-com game – for the first time in 20 years. He was practically a venture capitalist! I'm a social media investor. It's a multi-platform play with, obviously, huge mobile capability, global reach, soaring audience share. Revenue model? What? Huh? Beat it.

Vaudeville producers audition a singing Canada goose.

"Every single day, guys ask you for advice about women, work, sports... Haven't you ever even heard of the law of supply and demand?. . .I'd be glad to steer the downtrodden and the forlorn your way for a mere 82% of the man-to-man-talk fee."

'Call you back - I'm with my agent.'