Quotes About Fame

There are two different sides of my personality, much like everyone has two different sides of their personality. I mean, it's a profession... It's something that I do. And I'm not Erika Jayne 24 hours a day.

Famous people come up to me, but I don't know who they are because my sight is so bad. It's always at the pool of the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills when I don't have my lenses in and my glasses are in my room.

I think sometimes an artist can really lose sight of what made them popular in the first place.

I never want to lose sight of my roots... A lot of artists want the riches and the fame. I want to tell stories you can put into the context of your life.

The more I got into presenting things to the world, the further it was taking me away from what I was, which was someone who just used to sit quietly at a piano and sing and play. It became very important to me not to lose sight of that.

A lot of celebrities are afraid of being out of sight, out of mind. I'm the complete opposite.

I like that the sight of me can make people happy. That's nice innit? I like that people like my music. I like that you get perks sometimes. Sometimes people treat you better, but through that there's the opposite as well.

Fame is being asked to sign your autograph on the back of a cigarette packet.

I've been asked to sign a forehead.

I think there's a part when you sign your soul to the devil and start working in Los Angeles that you also sign away that you could be a human being in anyone's eye. You're like a robot!

It's never a good idea for a celebrity to sign autographs or take pictures if a crowd is gathering.

You get the part, sign the contract and start to realize millions of people follow this guy and know more about your character than you do.

When I was young, I did Baby Guess and Guess Kids - Paul Marciano saw me when I was a baby and decided I was going to be his next whatever. After Guess Kids, my mom made me stop. She would not let me sign with an agency until I was 17 because she wanted me to be a normal kid and accept myself for who I was.

I've done signings where elderly people will line up to get photos with me and ask me to sign things. They don't even pretend it's for their grandkids. They're like, 'No, it's for me.'

Now, as an astronaut, I have to bring a Sharpie with me everywhere - so I have a pen to sign autographs.

Oh, you know, driving around, coming to a stop sign and an entire family, from 8 to 80, will be looking at me with that Dr. Evil look - pinkie on the mouth.

I get as much fan mail today and sign as many autographs as I did when I played. It's mind-boggling to a certain degree.

I don't feel like a celebrity. I did not sign 'Udta Punjab' to increase my fan following.

It's definitely a dream come true to be recognized and to be able to sign autographs. But, it's also a lot of hard work and can be draining. If you don't know already, you will quickly learn who your real friends are.

You know, I don't turn down autographs. I try to sign as many autographs as I can.

There's times when you're having dinner with a good friend and you're in the middle of a conversation and somebody comes up and cuts you off. Can you sign this? Can I take a picture with you? I'm adjusting to all the attention.

Michael Jackson asked me to sign a Playboy. I was more than happy to.

I had my autograph down by the age of 13. I used to sign it everywhere.

Well, you know, it's fun to sign autographs still for me. I don't sign that many.