Quotes About Fame

The charm of fame is so great, that we like every object to which it is attached, even death.

we would willingly be cowards in order to acquire the reputation of being brave.

Goering's on the phone to Freiburg - Says, Willie's done quite a job - Hitler's on the phone from Berlin - Says, I'm gonna make you a STAR!

Being noticed can be a burden. Jesus got himself crucified because he got himself noticed. So I disappear a lot.

If I wasn't Bob Dylan, I'd probably think that Bob Dylan has a lot of answers myself.

It's easier to be me than someone else. But just like most famous people, I just want to be left alone most of the time.

You can be known as the most beautiful woman who ever crawled across cut glass to make a deal

People don't value their obscurity. They don't know what it's like to have it taken away…

It's a good thing, Trump said, but it's a bit of a shame because I was the Ernest Hemingway of 140 characters.

It's a good thing," Trump said, "but it's a bit of a shame because I was the Ernest Hemingway of 140 characters.

I was the Ernest Hemingway of 140 characters.

In general people put too much faith in the rich, the famous, the politicians, and not enough faith in themselves.

Who does more for a nation--the one who makes a fuss about it or the one who, without thinking of it, raises it to universality by the beauty of his actions, and gives it fame and immortality?

While fame travels slowly, at least notoriety travels fast- Russian proverb

Our hospital was famous and had housed many great poets and singers. Did the hospital specialize in poets and singers, or was it that poets and singers specialized in madness?

Hollywood is the only place where you can die from encouragement." Dorothy Parker

No day is safe from news of you. --from The Rival, written July 1961

I thought if only I had a keen, shapely bone structure to my face or could discuss politics shrewdly or was a famous writer Constantin might find me interesting enough to sleep with.

But the more I succeeded in the world's eyes, the more I realized that that success itself was only another prison, fashioned by the values of this world. More wealth only demanded I maintain that wealth. More status only begged me to rise higher. And fame . . . What a cruel and jealous mistress fame is.

You could become internationally famous - you're Gemini, and according to antique authority have a literary talent, which of course your letters prove.

I could have been a dental hygienist with nothing bad ever appearing in print about me, but that's not how I've chosen to lead my life. I knew that you put yourself under a microscope the more famous you become.

I couldn't be an ingenue today, because the business has changed. I remember when you could dress for a premiere just by putting on a cute top. Now you have to be perfect and fabulous in every way, or you're ridiculed.

Los Angeles is such a town of show business, and I'm a terrible celebrity. I find it difficult - it's the beast that must be fed. There's this big wheel of pictures and articles that goes around, and you get pinned on it.

I used to think no one should go into show biz, but now I feel differently. I now feel like it's a great career. If you can do it and make money at it and still not be so famous that you can have a normal life - then I think it's a great career.