"I've been in this business so long, it just doesn't faze me. I know what's going to happen before it happens"
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The second sentence tightens the subtext: “I know what’s going to happen before it happens.” That’s not literal clairvoyance as much as survival logic. In entertainment, patterns repeat: the arc of hype, backlash, typecasting, the bait-and-switch of fame. For an actor whose public identity was long tethered to a single, highly visible role, prediction becomes a coping mechanism. If you can call the next move, you can pretend you’re not being moved.
What makes the quote work is its double edge. It reads as experience talking, but it also hints at resignation, even bitterness. To “know” what’s coming can be wisdom, or it can be a self-fulfilling trap: if you expect the industry to pigeonhole you, you might stop reaching for anything outside the pigeonhole. Diamond’s intent sounds like control. The context suggests he’s describing a life where control is constantly contested.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Diamond, Dustin. (2026, January 17). I've been in this business so long, it just doesn't faze me. I know what's going to happen before it happens. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/ive-been-in-this-business-so-long-it-just-doesnt-81906/
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Diamond, Dustin. "I've been in this business so long, it just doesn't faze me. I know what's going to happen before it happens." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/ive-been-in-this-business-so-long-it-just-doesnt-81906/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I've been in this business so long, it just doesn't faze me. I know what's going to happen before it happens." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/ive-been-in-this-business-so-long-it-just-doesnt-81906/. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.







