Quotes About Fame

I know this might sound absurd, but since I've been famous, I believe I've only been on two dates that would be considered a 'first date.' It's not the way I've ever really engaged in terms of romantic relationships.

It's sad that my daughter will get attention because of her daddy. I'm already watching her run around the house and pick up microphones. It's scary.

My fans are buying the DNA of Dave.

I enjoyed every moment, but we'd been everywhere, done everything. I wanted to get back to being just Dave Clark, not Dave Clark Celebrity.

I'd rather be David Ladd's father than Alan Ladd any day.

I always wanted to meet David Hasselhoff, but I never did.

I've always resisted the idea of becoming a David Hasselhoff, and I hope I'm still resisting it.

Everybody said, 'You hit it so big when you were on 'Ally McBeal.' ' I didn't do anything for a year after 'Ally McBeal,' and I had to write David Kelley to get myself back on 'Ally' a second time because I thought the character should be on again.

The Hoff has taken over David Hasselhoff. David Hasselhoff really doesn't know who he is anymore. Everywhere I go, it's The Hoff.

I don't need David Haye and his antics to earn money.

Napolean is dead - but Beethoven lives.

A lot of YouTubers get that mainstream celebrity, they get these big deals, maybe a book deal or a TV deal or whatever it is they aspired to do, and they kind of abandon ship on what got them to that point.

Free got famous fast, and it was a shock. You're working towards it, and when you suddenly get it with bells on, it is a bit much. I don't know how well I dealt with it.

There will be no 'Mommie Dearest' in the lives of my children, and no books like the one the Crosby boy wrote about Bing, or Bette Davis's daughter has written. My children love me very much, and they are loved.

Getting that debut film is definitely harder than someone who has got a known last name. I mean some star kids don't even audition.

It's not essential for me to have a big debut week; it's not essential for me to have big radio records.

My debut film was a hit, but I never benefited from it.

I was very young when I made my debut, I was almost like a kid getting that kind of success and adulation which was difficult to cope.

Without these people who want selfies? People pay decent money to come and watch you. It doesn't hurt to take time out, and give back.

Decide very early on: do you want to be an actor or do you want to be famous? Because they're very different routes.

I don't think you can decide how famous or not you become.

I made career decisions that came from the part of me who wanted to shun the limelight.

Deep down, I always had a belief I would get on the charts.

Fame, in Trumpian fashion, is war. You are expected to defend your fame; many people want to take it from you.