Quotes About Fame

And of course I'm in the press all the time. So many books have been written about me; Into thin air, up in the air,Gone with the wind-

Often there is a wall between the journalist and the star because there is usually not much time to get to know a person, and the star is always asked the same questions, and may be defensive.

Thank God I don't live in Los Angeles. I think if you're there the whole time it just gets out of proportion and you lose touch completely with reality.

One of the few times I saw my mother cry was when Lennon died, and the other time was when Elvis died.

I don't even know half the time what I'm nominated for.

The red-carpet spotlight is a little bit more nerve-racking when you haven't been doing it all the time.

It gets bigger every time you go over. In China, there was Yao Ming stuff everywhere. I'm just fortunate to have a good-looking face to where they recognize me.

People recite lines to me all the time, anywhere I get recognized.

Even though I've been reasonably well known for quite a long time, I still can't get a record on daytime radio or on MTV.

Being a rock 'n' roll star ain't a part-time gig.

I fought the idea of having security for a very long time, because I really value normalcy. I really do. I like to be able to take a drive by myself.

If thou wilt receive profit, read with humility, simplicity and faith, and seek not at any time the fame of being learned.

When I feel like I'm renowned enough, I'd love to do a heritage-type line, but that takes time.

I don't know what the 'big time' is.

When you're in a position to be paparazzi-ed just walking down the street, you'd look a little daft if you were smiling all the time.

I started acting when I was seven-years-old. By the time I was 17 I would say: "If I'm not a star by the time I'm 18, I'll get out of the business."

I moved out at 18. I always studied classes and trained a lot, you know. I think nowadays is such a different time because there's so many channels promoting the celebrity aspect of things.

Even after you've won fame and fortune, every time you write you've got to write, there's no shortcut, you have to start your career all over again.

Every time I go to big events, it's a trip. I feel like that kid who shouldn't really be there.

Seriously, when's the last time you saw me wear shorts?

I have a really hard time stepping out of a limousine and confronting a sh*tload of photographers who are all screaming at you, because it's like saying, 'yeah, yeah, here I am!'

I don't know how to speak to celebrities. Every time I talk to Alan Menken, I say something stupid and I have to apologize.

Persons who are born too soon or born too late seldom achieve the eminence of those who are born at the right time.

I love hearing my song on the radio the first time, but when it comes on again, I change the station. I already have so much of the spotlight on me. I don't need any more.