Quotes About Fame

Before 'Sarkar,' I used to introduce myself as Kay Kay, the actor and then that got reduced to just Kay Kay as people realised that I am already an actor.

I would say the Go-Go's are pretty iconic but don't know if I'd refer to myself like that.

People refer to me as part of the MCU, as opposed to just being this actor. Honestly, it's an honor.

People refer to me as 'that 'Love Boat' man.'

A lot of people in the movie business don't have a point of reference for me; nobody really knows who I am.

People always have to have a reference - I think I'll always be in the shadow of my parents.

I want to be so famous that I'm the pop-culture reference that people would make to try and be racist to me. So I'd be walking down the street, and someone would be, like, 'Hey, look at this Kumail Nanjiani.'

Not one person has ever sent me a drink because I was Caroline in 'Nick and Norah.' People reference it; people say really nice things about it, but I was sure I would be getting more free drinks.

I got to a point where I referred to myself as Dolores of the Cranberries instead of myself because I alienated my real self from what I became so much.

When I began my career, I was constantly referred to as the kid who could play the blues.

Being referred to as a hunk or a heartthrob makes me nervous, but it's flattering. But I'm more interested in being an actor than a heartthrob.

For years, I was either referred to as a 'rubber-faced funny man' or 'the 'Men Behaving Badly' star.'

There was a really long period of time when, if the newspapers ever referred to me, even if I was talking about, I don't know, cake making, they would put 'lesbian Sandi Toksvig.'

People were referring to me as the new Anita Bryant. Anita would get a little jealous.

People can be successful for a short period of time, but only a handful of people are successful for decades.

Fame, you know, it's like a handgun - in the wrong hands, it's dangerous.

I'm envious of people that can handle the press. No matter what I say or how articulately I say it, it always comes back to the same issues. And it's getting kind of old.

Some people can handle fame, some can't.

I didn't handle fame very well at first. I got a little resentful.

If you can't handle the responsibility of a hit single, don't write one.

It's hard for people to get their hands around fame, because it's heady stuff, and you have to look at it as being dangerous explosives, and you have to handle it with care.

I didn't handle success all that well.

I can handle rumors about me. But I don't like things being written about my wife and my family. They don't need to pay a price for me being a star.

Some people are better at handling the limelight than others.