Quotes About Fame

It's never been my purpose to become an American icon, or more famous or richer.

First and foremost, I would like to start off by saying that just because my husband is an entertainer, that does not mean that our personal business is for everyone's entertainment purposes.

Celebrity is not something I consciously pursue.

I still think my whole career was accidental. I didn't pursue it. I feel like I'm cheating sometimes.

I never pursued Hollywood banging my drum, because I was never in a film big enough to do that.

Pursuing fame is the ultimate in people-pleasing and the ultimate betrayal of self.

I was never feverishly pursuing Bollywood.

When I pursued music, I was told, 'oh, he's just pursuing fame and fortune and he's left the call of Christ in his life.'

I have not been aggressive in my pursuit of being a star. I've never had a plan. Maybe I need to be more aggressive, because it's quite tough!

I had fame and wealth and things that are supposed to make you happy, but I wasn't happy, because there's no importance on having a fulfilling life. So in my mid-40s, that was my pursuit - making films that interested me, films that I would like to go see.

I never pushed to be a star. I didn't want to. I had my home, my family. Session work let you do the music and leave.

I don't give away my shoes to celebrities for free. I'm only happy when people like what I do and make the effort to buy them. I would not be happy to see people in my shoes if I knew that they had to be paid to do it, that they had to be pushed.

I find that my entire life has come to me, and things happened without me planning them. You know, I never asked to photograph Princess Diana, and that made me more famous than I wanted. I never asked to photograph Madonna, and that pushed me to another level. There are things that just take you into the limelight.

I never pushed the envelope of wanting people to know me, or be on the covers of magazines. I just want to enjoy what I'm doing.

Gray Maynard? Kenny Florian? All these guys, they're UFC fighters, that's all. They're pushed by the UFC, but when they leave the UFC, they're forgotten. When's the last time you heard Josh Neer's name? You haven't. When's the last time you heard about Roger Hurerta? You haven't. They're no ones anymore.

After the success of Stephen's book, a whole new crowd of people became very interested in him, and the family was just pushed into a corner.

Historically, Vince McMahon's company has always been where the Hulk Hogans get the push and the Paul Orndorffs and Jake Roberts does the pushing.

If I had to live on record sales, I'd be pushing up the daisies.

To be in this business and be a star, not just be on the card, to be a star puts a demand on your time.

When an artist becomes pop, it's because the people choose it. Yes, you can have that dream to be a big pop star, but it's the audience that puts you in that position. I never had a paid marketing campaign, it was never like that.

Part of being famous is offering up this blank screen upon which people can project everything, and it's a sacred act, putting yourself out there, in a way that lots of celebrities aren't steeled for; they're not prepared for the degree to which people define them.

I would like to take on Charlotte. That would be fun because I've been friends with Ric Flair. He does nothing but brag about her. He is proud of her, as he should be.

A lot of actors flame out.

Mahesh is a big star, but he doesn't like to flash his money.