Quotes About Fame

It gets old, all of it. People putting a lot of hopes and dreams on you. Telling you they put money on you, and 'you're my kid's idol.'

I needed to walk through the 'Idol' door to get to the rest of my career.

With 'American Idol,' they're giving you a pass to get launched on, and it's up to you what you do with it.

I don't really care that much about being a matinee idol.

I'd love my kids to get into music, but I want them to understand the commitment involved. I don't want them to look on 'American Idol' as the way to become famous.

I turned down many chances to be on TV before 'Pop Idol' because I really wasn't interested in being famous. I didn't need it and didn't want it.

If I have a name out there from this thing called 'American Idol,' I don't understand why anyone wouldn't use it for good. That's the way the world should work.

People who have seen my movies don't look at me like an idol. They just give me a lot of love and respect.

I didn't necessarily hit rock bottom, but I was working at Sprinkles Cupcakes and trying to make money, not wanting to tell anybody that I was getting a job because other people that I knew from 'Idol' were like, 'Why aren't you singing places and making money off of the Idol name?' And I was like, 'Because I don't only want to be known for that.'

Winning 'American Idol' really anoints you the opportunity to have a great career; it does not anoint you a career.

'American Idol' was an extremely expensive show.

The star system, the idol, the cult of personality is not the only way to be in entertainment.

What I find interesting is that the people that follow your Twitters are called 'followers.' Talk about false idolatry, right?

When artists die early, they become idols even more.

I've now met, I would say, almost every single one of my rock idols. I feel like I should just drive off a cliff now.

If I could be anyone, it would be Brad Pitt.

If I could have grown up to be Robin Thicke, I would have. But I'm glad somebody in the family did.

When I first became famous, I didn't know if I could go where I wanted to because I didn't know how people were going to act. Some folks would scream and holler, and I didn't know what to do with that.

If I could go back, I think I would be a rock star instead of an actor, man.

I don't sing. If I could sing or dance, I would have done something really gross in a G-string by now - when I wasn't working and was desperate - and ruined my career.

Being in the limelight with 'Glee,' I've definitely felt pressure to stay fit. But honestly, you have to ignore it.

That's the thing with celebrities: the media can't ignore them.

Look at Kartik Aaryan, Ayushmann Khurrana - they aren't from the industry, they worked very hard. Varun Dhawan is a great actor. I know how hard he works on his craft and even in the gym, so you can't ignore that and just talk about him being a director's son.

I quite like that people tend not to know my name. I remember being at the Cannes film festival for 'All or Nothing.' I looked very different in the film - I had a little greasy bob and no makeup. I went to a dinner after the screening, and everyone completely ignored me. I got a real buzz out of that.