Quotes About Fame

In my family, it was always encouraged to become a creative person. I became a doula instead, then I married an actor, and my sisters became famous almost overnight.

My journey is different from other star brothers, kids, or sisters. I think that is one of the main reasons that people don't question me on this. So far, the media and the audiences have not really roped me into the ambit of nepotism.

I had to make a name up, and it came from one of my sisters; she was a fan of Frankie Laine. The 'Denny' thing, in those days, everyone had a backyard, and a den to hang out. I think I got that nickname there.

My sisters and I, we haven't done much, but there are already fake social media pages for us!

I get random meetings, like, 'Ron Howard would like to sit down with you.' 'Really?' If 'Breaking Bad' hadn't happened, Ron Howard probably wouldn't want to sit down with me. Because he would have no idea who I was.

On network TV, I'm still Phoebe to people, and it would be hard to convince them otherwise in the bright lights of a sitcom.

I always wanted to be on a sitcom.

Nobody's ever kept their sitcom character going after the show's off the air.

It would be a shame for me if I were to become 'Mr. Half-Hour Sitcom.'

There's one site where you can buy pictures of me for five bucks a pop.

It's creepy to see fan sites about me.

I'll just be sitting down having dinner with girlfriends or something and people come up and ruin the dinner.

But even with no money you could still go to places like the Scotch Club and, you know, John Lennon might be sitting right over there, but I was certainly not a part of any of that circle. I was truly peripheral.

I heard that when Christina Aguilera went back to her prom, people, like, booed her. I can't imagine going through that. If you know that's going to happen, why put yourself in that situation? I'd rather play for 20,000 screaming people, you know?

I knew that because of who I am, and the situation I'm in, that I'd attract more critics than your average person, and that was a little intimidating, but I wanted to get out there and pay my dues.

Who names themselves 'The Situation?' I do not take myself seriously like that - not in the least bit - that would be so pretentious.

I usually get freaked out if I'm in a situation where a lot of people recognise me at once.

I used to hate exposure situations. What is generally referred to as 'red carpet.'

I'm not good at being lionized, and when I'm in 'Grateful Dead'-type situations, that happens.

There's a lot of focus on kids like Macaulay Culkin or others who had bad situations at some point in their careers and not enough focus on the people who do good like Natalie Portman or Claire Danes. It's hard for children to have these full-time jobs with all this responsibility.

My fan mail is enormous. Everyone is under six.

The concept of Kimye has more cultural significance than what Page Six could write.

I never thought my face would be on the cover of a Red Bull Six Pack.

I am not hugely famous; I am not a name. For me, it's not the size of the role, it's the material and the people you are working with.