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I went into the business for the money, and the art grew out of it. If people are disillusioned by that remark, I can’t help it. It’s the truth.
~~ Charlie Chaplin ~~ (April 16, 1889 - December 25, 1977)

With this quote, Charlie Chaplin has hit the nail on its head. I think most people go into the business for the money; they are just too timid to admit that and come up with lame excuses.

You have to believe in yourself, that’s the secret. Even when I was in the orphanage, when I was roaming the street trying to find enough to eat, even then I thought of myself as the greatest actor in the world.
~~ Charlie Chaplin ~~

That, of course, is the secret. You have to believe in yourself otherwise nothing happens.