Quotes About Fame

I have been reporting on celebrity stuff my whole career and am very aware that fame is a slippery slope.

The payoffs in showbiz seemed as random as a slot machine.

Why did I break up with Elvis? It was difficult to watch his slow demise.

The line between what I really am, and what I am on reel, is slowly diminishing.

A lot of these reality-TV shows people go on, they come off, and nothing happens. You never hear from them again. Fifteen seconds of fame is not the name of the game. No matter how big you break, or how many people you break in front of, you still have to slowly build a fan base to have anything loyal and lasting from people.

In the beginning, people watched me to hate on me. They thought Miranda was a real person. People just couldn't understand why this strange girl was so confident. And then slowly, I started getting fans.

I slowly became less famous and less successful. That was very difficult.

I never had an issue with my weight or how I looked before 'X-Factor' or social media and then as soon as I got it, I slowly mentally started to believe everything people were saying about me.

I've met a lot of big stars who have humility. Sly Stallone is a very humble guy. Robert DeNiro is a really humble guy. Some of the women aren't so humble for some reason. I don't know why.

She's been a smack addict, she's had big success in Europe in the '70s, and she's lost everything. She's been rediscovered in the '80s, and as we meet her she's just about to sign a new recording contract.

Every actor must go through the process of learning and not just be in a hurry to become famous. They should learn to live in small amounts and not to try and copy others.

I love Miranda Lambert; I think she's wonderful. I love the song 'Love Letters' and 'Famous in a Small Town.'

Coming from a small town of Mexico, Missouri, we got 11,000 people. Never seen a celebrity.

I'm a kid who grew up in a small town and started acting when he was seven for no reason and got lucky. Sometimes it can be a little overwhelming. I feel like some people, especially child stars, act out because they don't know how to handle the pressure.

I live on a small town on the lake, and I mean people would get on their jet skis and just post up in front of my crib, trying to see who was there in my house.

I live in a small town so I get recognised a lot which is weird.

My dream was to be a hero in a film. I came from a small town and didn't know where to start. I dreamt that people would sing songs featuring me.

The more of your private life you put into the public domain, the smaller your private life becomes.

A lot of actors get the leading role after doing a bunch of smaller things and people get to know them. I came out of nowhere.

Many years ago, I had the pleasure of editing a book by Joan Crawford, who, like Norma Desmond, was still a big star; it was just the movies that had gotten smaller.

We had several hits in the States but probably only one big one in Europe. The crowds are smaller.

If Flavor Flav was any smaller and darker, Brad and Angelina would try to adopt him.

I'm smart enough to know, 'Don't try and make any headlines.'

In general, when you have success on the field, you're more popular, and you have that fame that comes with it. You realize you're in the public eye more, and you've got to be a little bit more careful about some of the things you're doing out in public and make sure you're smart about the things you say.