"It is nasty. You can think that you know someone in this business and you really don't. You can be stabbed in the back very easily. You can be praised very easily. It doesn't matter who you are or what you do"
About this Quote
The subtext is about how fame distorts basic social signals. "You can think that you know someone" isn't just mistrust; it's a description of an environment built on performance, where friendliness is often strategy and access is currency. The back-stabbing line lands because it's familiar, but Fuentes pairs it with something sneakier: "You can be praised very easily". Compliments become suspect because they're cheap, abundant, and often aimed at keeping you useful, pliable, or indebted. In a business powered by perception, flattery can be another knife, just one that leaves no bruise.
"It doesn't matter who you are or what you do" widens the indictment. This isn't the bitterness of someone who lost a single job; it's a statement about a system that churns through people indiscriminately. Coming from a TV-era star who navigated modeling, hosting, and acting in a highly image-managed culture, the context is key: she knows how often relationships are built around what you represent, not who you are. The intent is less to scare than to de-romanticize: don't confuse proximity for trust, or applause for safety.
Quote Details
| Topic | Betrayal |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Fuentes, Daisy. (2026, January 17). It is nasty. You can think that you know someone in this business and you really don't. You can be stabbed in the back very easily. You can be praised very easily. It doesn't matter who you are or what you do. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/it-is-nasty-you-can-think-that-you-know-someone-52298/
Chicago Style
Fuentes, Daisy. "It is nasty. You can think that you know someone in this business and you really don't. You can be stabbed in the back very easily. You can be praised very easily. It doesn't matter who you are or what you do." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/it-is-nasty-you-can-think-that-you-know-someone-52298/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"It is nasty. You can think that you know someone in this business and you really don't. You can be stabbed in the back very easily. You can be praised very easily. It doesn't matter who you are or what you do." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/it-is-nasty-you-can-think-that-you-know-someone-52298/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.








