Quotes About Fame

I have always seen Rajesh Khanna coming on the sets with his secretary only and no one from his family.

People always come up to me and say, Oh, you're Chloe Se-VIG-ny, right? Sevigny. Number seven, letter e.

I had seventeen No. 1 songs and I didn't see anything like that kind of money.

Bands really are big for a lot of the same reasons, like in the Seventies and Eighties up into the 2000s where we are. It's all pretty similar reasons why they're big.

There's not much room for eccentricity in Hollywood, and eccentricity is what's sexy in people.

I ain't gon' lie. I got love for Solange. She look sexy to me.

I think it would be so cool to meet Rihanna, 'cause she's so sexy.

I think the Jonas Brothers are really sexy in America.

That's what's most annoying - when people in this industry act like they don't know me. And they say it in a way where you can just feel that it's shade.

Well, there's different shades of Hollywood, sure. I mean, I'm working in this business but I'm not Hollywood.

It's difficult to get away from the shadow of a TV character.

Now, when I talk about Shakespeare, I can't talk too much about Gielgud or Olivier. Because nobody knows who I'm talking about.

People either say 'I am famous for playing football' or some might say 'I am famous for not shaking someone's hand' but I would like people to get to know me for who I am.

If you become famous but haven't actually achieved anything, then your life has no real meaning - unless you're spectacularly shallow.

I read Naomi Klein's 'No Logo' when I was 15. It's one of the things that's shaped my relationship to fame - to endorsements, to selling things.

I don't think I like sharing the limelight.

Actors have limited time. We also have a shelf life.

The shelf life of an artist or musician isn't particularly long.

It shifted attention away from that and I've never been someone who liked the attention from the media anyway.

I wanted to be that guy they talk about. I want to be the guy that shine. I want to be that No. 1 guy.

I've written songs for Shirley Bassey, Marianne Faithfull, and Linda Thompson. I sort of focus on these wonderful, aging divas. But maybe that's because I think I'm Christina Aguilera.

When I see scarves or shirts, I think: 'Why have they got my name on? They could have Pogba or Rashford or Lingard.' When people ask for pictures, I'll think: 'You don't want one of me, you want one with them.'

I was completely shocked that Prince would even know my name.

There are not a lot of athletes that are going to get their own shoe.