Quotes About Fame

I didn't become an actor to be famous. I genuinely love acting and never expected to make a penny at it.

I can see why people change. You get complimented all the time, driven around in a black SUV - your life is crazy. But that's your career, not you.

People say, 'You look like the girl who used to be on that show 'Angel' - they don't actually think I'm her.

I am not thinking that because people say I am great that I really am great. I am just doing a job, just like everybody else. The only difference is that a lot more people see what I do.

When people say that George Harrison made me famous, that is true in a way.

People will come up to me everywhere and say, 'Ah, I saw you on 'Larry King,' and, 'Ah, I saw you on 'Oprah.' And it's really nice, and a lot of people say, 'Is it a pain?' And I say 'No.' And it's not annoying.

I do get clocked in the street. People say, 'You're an actress, aren't you?' But they don't know my name. Nine times out of 10, they don't know what I've been in.

They are going to be playing Shaggy and Scooby-Doo for eons and eons, and they're going to forget Casey Kasem - unless they happen to step on his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I'll be one of those guys people say, 'Who's that?' about. And someone else will say, 'He's just some guy who used to be on the radio.'

I starred in Dr. Pepper commercials and Buick ads.

In the Chili Peppers I'm a part of that world in a pretty big world and that's just the way it is.

I don't want to be famous per se, but I want to write books for as long as I can. And I plan on writing a lot.

When someone becomes successful or rich and famous, people perceive that person as being different. But I'm the same guy I've always been.

I never thought I would really like to be on television, and the story of me getting into it was quite lucky, really, just a series of chance encounters. So I am not exactly putting myself across as a celebrity, although people might perceive me that way.

I've learned a lot about myself through my music and the way people perceive it, and the goal is for the success not to change me.

We have such a weird celebrity culture in our country where we elevate talented, successful, or beautiful people to a level of perceived greater value.

Fame or perceived success - it all comes from groupthink.

Really, I have no idea how I'm perceived in the industry.

I'm really in no danger of being perceived as a famous movie actor!

I'm sure I'm perceived in a more glam way. This is my breakout if you will.

Fifty percent of life in the N.B.A. is sex. The other fifty percent is money.

Ninety-five percent of celebrity is good.

I play into the perception of me, but it's not really me.

Being famous hasn't changed my perception of myself - I've just grown up.

Fans have this perception that they can say anything to you because you are a celebrity.