"I think it’s a terrible shame that politics has become show business." ― Sydney Pollack Topic(s): Business More From Sydney Pollack "I mean, certainly writing, painting, photography, dance, architecture, there is an aspect of almost every art form that is useful and that merges into film in some way." "Every single art form is involved in film, in a way." "By that I mean, I think that it is true that politics and political heroes have to satisfy our need to be greater than mortal in some way, and that’s led them into creating illusions, sound bites, focus groups that tell you what to do." More In Business "Since Castro took power, the Cuban people have been denied basic human freedoms. No freedom of religion, no freedom of the press, no political freedom. And the regime uses brutality and violence to suppress these freedoms and impose its will."― Mitt Romney "Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves."― E. Joseph Cossman "It is your business when the wall next door catches fire."― Horace