Quotes About Fame

Nobody gives a damn that I was in 'Head Of The Class,' but when they know I was Ricky in 'Better Off Dead,' they're like 'Holy crap, man! You were Ricky.' They go crazy.

It's funny to be discovered by a lot of people who didn't know you before. People always used to say, 'Do you shop at Home Depot?' or 'Does your kid go to such and such school?' They want to know why they know me, even if they don't know my name. I don't think that's a bad thing, by the way; I think it's nice to be kind of anonymously famous.

It would have been a helluva lot more fun if I had not hit those sixty-one home runs.

People keep saying EC3 is the heart and soul of TNA: that he's this homegrown star, and he is going to be this big star. But fans don't understand that I'm the true star - I came off Vince McMahon's TV.

When you stop to realize that Abraham Lincoln was probably never seen by more than 400 people in a single evening, and that I can enter over 40 million homes in a single evening due to the power of television, you have to admit the situation is not normal.

I come from Essex, Buckhurst Hill, where Jade Goody was buried. My hometown will forever be known for that.

There are a lot of bands who would get really big in Fort Worth and play shows on a Friday night that everybody would come out to. But I've never been really big in my hometown. My shows would have 10 or 15 people at them.

In my hometown of Chicago, I'm kind of a medium deal.

I was discovered when I was 13 by an agent. I was standing outside a coffee shop in Gothenburg, my hometown, when I was approached.

Walking into my hometown where I grew up with crowds of people waiting for me to get pictures, it just didn't seem real.

I'm honest - of course I want to be a legend.

Honestly, I try to stay away from the famous chicks and L.A. girls in general.

Even though my parents were famous actors, I honestly felt most of the time that I didn't understand what was going on.

To be known by the public, honestly. People come up and tell them how good I make them feel.

I've honestly never worked with Beyonce. It would be awesome, though; I would love that.

I think Honey G is a brand, she's an inspiration for me at least.

I don't think there's any honor bigger than going to your Hall of Fame for your sport.

At the FIFA World Player of the Year event, FIFA executives and FIFA president Sepp Blatter didn't know who I was. And I was being honored as top three in the world. That was pretty shocking.

I was honored to have the chance to perform on 'The Bachelor.'

I'm honored to be a part of 'Total Divas' and show the world who Carmella is, not only on 'SmackDown Live' but in real life.

I ain't expect it. I just expected to be Chicago famous - 'hood famous. I ain't expect to be outside-of-Chicago famous.

The way people get hooked on fame... it can behave very much like an addiction.

What we're most known for is the catchy choruses and the big hooks.

It's not about being super famous. My first goal was to do what I'm passionate about - dance, hip hop, and R&B - but I also wanted to support my family and friends and create opportunities for me and people I believe in. It makes everything I do meaningful.