Quotes About Fame

I'm happy with my commercial heroine tag.

Almost everybody that's well-known gets tagged with a nickname.

I have a name, I have to take advantage of it.

I want to take advantage of any popularity I have.

I never got a chance to take advantage of 'Superbad' at school because I graduated before it came out, so I never got to use any of my fame to pick up girls and go to cool parties.

When you're given an 'SI' cover, and you take advantage of it, you can conquer the world. Look at Chrissy Teigen. Look at Tyra Banks. Look at Kathy Ireland.

I really tried to take advantage of my 15 minutes of fame. And I've gotten lucky - those 15 minutes have become several years.

That's one of the good things about being recognisable - if you need a quick escape, the cabbies will take care of you.

This is why I became an actress. So that people will take care of me. To be an actress is a refuge. You are taken everywhere, stay in wonderful hotels, everyone looks after you.

I'm not one of the guys in the league for the fame. I'm here so I can take of my family, my mom, my friends and take care of myself.

I like having my picture taken and being a glamorous person. Sometimes when I find myself getting impatient, I just remember the times I cried my eyes out because nobody wanted to take my picture at the Trocadero.

But, you know, it's still a drag to get your picture taken when you're eating a sandwich. It's a downer.

It's embarrassing standing in front of the camera and getting your picture taken.

I was not a Southern California girl. I hated having my photograph taken. I felt shy and embarrassed around famous people.

I could have been a superstar in America - I was certainly taken out there. But I said, 'No way, Jose, I'm not staying here in this madhouse.'

In the scheme of things, I'm just a guy who gets my picture taken.

I hate having my photograph taken.

I have never taken stardom seriously.

Most people don't understand that being in the public eye is emotionally exhausting. It takes a lot out of you.

In the blues, it just takes so long for us to get recognized.

Michael is a gift from Allah, and he is taking him back. The world didn't appreciate him.

Right when 'High School Musical' was taking off, one of my little cousins called and was really excited to tell me there was a huge 'I Hate Zac Efron' club at her school. I'm sure they're doing great. More power to them.

A lot of times in this business, we are taking advantage of hot times in our career to do a lot of TV and a lot of radio and that sort of thing, and George is able to be so humble that he can get away with not doing those things.

Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent.