Quotes About Fame

'American Idol' opened up all the doors to where I am now.

Being Sexiest Woman Alive definitely didn't just open all the doors for me, which I thought it would. I thought, 'This is going to be huge for me!' And it really wasn't at all.

When the Doors became huge, what nascent rock intelligentsia existed at the time adored them.

I never hated Ronda. She's always talked about me; she did that to promote herself because when she started, nobody knew her, and she talked about me for people to know who she is. And she opened the doors for women's MMA.

Who knows what happens with 'Housewives?' I will say this, what a great opportunity to have been on the show, and the doors that it's opened for me, and I have nothing but great things to say about the show.

The first thing that put me on the map was my Sherlock Holmes novel.

I wasn't trying to be famous when I started making music. I mean, that wasn't the first thing I wanted.

Everybody I see, that's the first thing they think of when they see me: 'WHUUUUUT?' or 'YEEEAAAHHH!' But they don't realize that everybody and their grandmother says that to me.

The hardest thing about becoming famous is trying not to lose yourself. The thing I like best about it is the recognition of my work.

The hardest thing in fashion is not to be known for a logo, but to be known for a silhouette.

People were not ready to accept me as a baseball player. The easiest part of that whole thing, chasing the Babe's record, was playing the game itself. The hardest thing was after the game was over, dealing with the press. They could never understand.

One of the things about the six sixes, which really comes over me every time somebody asks a question or says to me, 'I've just seen them,' or people always ask me about it... It makes me feel that's the only thing I've ever done in the history of cricket.

All I dreamed of when I became a footballer was to play for a club as big as Real Madrid. It's maybe the most famous and best club in the history of football.

You have to respect Zidane, he's in the history of football.

I became known as the guy who did the worst show in the history of television.

In the history of sport in general, people stick around. Look at Shaun White and Lindsey Vonn just continue on, Olympic cycle after Olympic cycle; that is why they are famous.

Just to be part of the history of the Hollywood Bowl - so many people have played there; at least, all of my heroes have.

You realise that having a number one record and being loved and adored isn't the most important thing in the world. But at the same time, I don't have a problem with it. What I'm trying to say is, I'm not a reluctant pop star.

Nearly everything I do is part of a master plan to make me the most important entertainer in the world.

The red carpet is kind of a surreal experience. There's nothing normal about it, so for me the most important thing is to maintain some normality right until the point you get out of the car.

I'm a very private person, and you have a lot of people looking into your personal life, away from football. That's the one thing that I don't like, but I always remember how lucky we are that we're playing football.

The one thing about being on 'ER' that has changed is that I'm more easily recognizable.

The one thing I like about being a celebrity more than anything is being able to get into any restaurant I want.

I love 'Gabriel Knight' and will always be proud of it. Despite the fact that I've done many other things, it seems to be the one thing that people remember. I hope 'Gray Matter' is as memorable.