Quotes About Fame

A tremendous social responsibility comes with being a successful public performer.

It's been a tremendous ride. My 15 years, my 15 minutes of fame, is up.

When you become famous, you start getting invites to parties where there are famous athletes and famous rock stars, politicians, people who have tremendous power and affluence. It's not in my DNA, but certainly I have been exposed to it.

It was the beginning of our second career. We certainly had a full career - 15 years at it - before it came out, but 'Eliminator' had a tremendous impact on us and the people who listen to us.

Of course, the kids who had never heard of a person called Ben E. King were then aware of the name associated with the song. That gave a tremendous lift to me as an artist.

I had tremendous success in show business - star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 'The Apprentice' was one of the most successful shows.

People complain about Hollywood comedians, but I feel like I selected a tremendous group, ones who aren't fame-obsessed.

There are many tremendous artists that never make it. Talent is not enough if no one sees, hears and tastes your work.

Not being a naturally-good-looking-ladies-man type of bloke, I hadn't had a tremendous amount of success with women. So when celebrity opened the door, I went a bit barmy.

It was never really one of my goals to gain tremendous amount of celebrity or make a tremendous amount of money necessarily.

I think my heart always goes out to men at the peak of their celebrity who checked out. There's such an odd, horrible trend in my lifetime for it - Kurt Cobain, David Foster Wallace, Alexander McQueen, Heath Ledger.

I'd rather be shot than be seen falling out of some trendy club.

I don't want to be Kato, the trial guy. It's like everything I do is under a microscope.

All of the trials and tribulations from personal to the artist. It shows that I'm human. People see the glamorous stuff, but they don't see the background.

If I'm ever lucky enough to be part of an awards tribute, I hope they play 'Muffin Top' in my little clip. That's how I want to be remembered.

..we all do it. We talk about people we don't like until they become famous. Then we love 'em.

Money itself is absolutely powerless to keep you at the height of success

It is easy to live with someone of value than someone famous.

As soon as I go into a Starbucks I take off my sunglasses. I want to be recognised and I want free coffee.

I am sick and tired of publicity. I want no more of it. It puts me in a bad light. I just want to be forgotten.

People don't want to see the guy next door on the stage, they want to see a being from another planet. You want to see somebody you'd never meet in ordinary life.

I'm Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.

People know me, and want to know me, as a baller more than anything else.

I'm shy, paranoid, whatever word you want to use. I hate fame. I've done everything I can to avoid it.