Quotes About Fame

Not everyone is prepared for fame, not even at the level I got it. One minute you're just a face in the crowd, next minute everyone wants a piece of you.

I was for sure not prepared for fame when it happened.

The amount of work you need to do to become a very successful celebrity is something I'm not prepared to do.

That is definitely something that I feel more comfortable with now. When I did 'Lord of the Rings,' it was something I wasn't quite prepared for, I didn't know how to deal with that sort of attention, and I kind of shied away from that, but I'm better at dealing with that now - a lot better.

When I go out, I'm always dressed up. Not in drag but always prepared to be 'on.' Just in case somebody's going to take a picture. Everyone has a Facebook page, so no matter what, I'm prepared to service the public.

You can have an Internet presence, but it doesn't mean anyone has any idea who you are or what you look like. Which is great.

The present condition of fame is merely fashion.

The difference between an actor and a star is the budget and the overall presentation of a film.

When fame presented itself to me, I was not at a point in my life where I was equipped to deal with it.

You watch award shows, and not only are you not nominated, but you're not a presenter and haven't been invited to any of the parties.

On my gravestone, I want 'Here lies the singer,' not 'Here lies the T.V. presenter'.

Being a 'Blue Peter' presenter is not well paid.

I'm not a presenter - I'm a star.

For children preserve the fame of a man after his death.

Good fame is like fire; when you have kindled you may easily preserve it; but if you extinguish it, you will not easily kindle it again.

Preserve my artistic creativity and ennoble my artistic fame.

I've worked with some people and they turn, they become that image on TV and they're lost in it, lost in who they are. It scares me. I want to stay me, preserve my soul.

I thought it completely absurd to mention my name in the same breath as the presidency.

In journalism, we recognize a kind of hierarchy of fame among the famous. We measure it in two ways: by the length of an obituary and by how far in advance it is prepared. Presidents, former presidents, and certain heads of state are at the top of the chain.

We've gotten to do so many great things throughout the years. We've gotten to meet presidents. We've been able to go to so many wonderful awards shows and meet so many great celebrities.

If you start believing all that press about you, you're in trouble. I don't even read my reviews.

I'm not that great with press sometimes.

I don't keep a press agent because I think people need to have a break from you.

Right afterwards there was a whole, whole lot of press to do, so the week after, all day, every day, was press so I didn't really get a chance to celebrate.