Quotes About Fame

I didn't want to raise my kids in this weird, sycophantic society. If you have celebrity parents, it's not a good recipe for the kids, or anyone at any age.

They saw me, those reckless seekers of beauty, and in a night I was famous.

When you are a public personality, you can't afford to be a recluse.

But I'm more of a recluse when it comes down to being a writer and being a creative person rather than being a celebrity.

Back in the '80s, I was known for being reclusive, often shying away from media attention.

You know why they think I'm reclusive? I don't do the Hollywood stuff. I've never been on the circuit.

So many more people recognise you and want to take up a moment of your time for a photo or a hello. You try to deal with it with grace and a degree of humour, because what's the alternative?

A lot of people recognise me now, especially the younger generations, definitely. But it's not that common.

No one recognises me in the street.

People recognise me now. I've got so much fan mail.

I turned the Gloucester Christmas lights on and our local Newent lights on, so everyone recognises me now. It is a completely different life for me.

It's difficult to tell whether people are looking at you because they recognise you from your work or just because you're 6 ft. 3 in. and have the eyebrows of Satan. It's difficult to distinguish between the two.

I did have the odd person recognise me, but Australia is massive. I did 'Dancing With The Stars' and the odd thing for magazines, but that's about it.

A few people thought I was Bill Clinton, because of the name. I've never complained. Just the fact that you recognise me is enough. Even if you think I'm Chaka Khan.

No one used to recognise me at all but now it's different. So many more people come up to me, all on the back of playing for England.

People occasionally recognise me. But they don't know who I am. I see a lot of bemused looks... They're trying to figure it out.

I like the way that different people recognise me for the roles I done.

Everywhere I go in the world, people know me and recognise me and really show affection for me.

I've no idea what they make of me. People usually don't recognise themselves in an impression.

When people recognise me they just kind of go 'Hi how are you,' really kind of cool you know.

I have had a few people recognise me in public. But I wouldn't like everybody to recognise me. I can still walk across the street and not be noticed.

People recognise me and come up to me sometimes, but I'm not like George Clooney.

I'll be out shopping, and all it takes is for one person to recognise me and it can get scary.

I know so many acting careers that are deliberately kickstarted by a publicist placing a bit of rubbish in a newspaper. And I don't want that. If someone recognises me, I want it to be because they've seen me in something, not because they have seen me at something.