Quotes About Fame

As big as Metallica are, they're still not like a pop act. As big as they are, they're still not U2 or Lady Gaga. It's still underground.

It would be awesome to stay popular, but if I was only an underground artist, I would be okay with that.

You got a lot of girls out there that can rhyme and are underground, but it's sex appeal that makes people really big.

There's a certain type of success you can have where it means nothing. You're just becoming someone in Hello! magazine and no one knows what you actually do any more... the only way to escape that is to go back underground.

I didn't expect my popularity to be a mainstream thing, 'cause I'd only ever been an underground artist.

I think I understand what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in the newspapers.

My kids gotta understand: they gotta make a sacrifice, having a superstar dad.

I'll take photographs with kids. People who want to take photographs with me. People who like the movies. People who supported me. I'll do that all day, all night, that's fine. But the bombardment of the paparazzi is just... I truly don't understand. It just feels like this kind of gluttonous, horrific sport. It's like sport.

Controversies are a package deal in this industry. You just have to understand that and accept it.

I think fame is such a scary thing, and it's something I can never understand. It's terrifying, but it's the only way I get to do what I love every day, you know?

Seeing myself on the screen makes me cringe. I understand that I am that way - pouty.

Fame is a dangerous thing. It's what the post-industrial society wants. They want fame and many followers on Twitter. But to really make the world understandable, that challenge is remaining.

If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are.

It's harder to be a success, globally, and be artistic. Harder to have that balance than just to be artistic when nobody understands you.

AOC understands how to be famous. It's got to be natural. It's genuine.

If you are famous, you should find someone who understands your profession but doesn't do it.

I never have issues in handling the fame. I was in a boarding school, as I am from a middle-class family. We didn't have a lot of money, so we all learned to respect money and understood its real value.

I had my Aunt Rosie, who was famous and then not, so I got a lesson in fame early on. And I understood how little it has to do with you. And also how you could use it.

I often talked to Bing Crosby, and while I liked him, I never understood why he was so popular. To me his voice was just a gimmick.

People never understood that there was Brian and The Boz. They were two completely different people.

I never understood why anyone would do magazines. Like, why would someone put their face out there so much? It's because those people reading magazines will go see the movie, so you do it.

You can't complain about the pressures, the paparazzi, the madness. Because that is the job. I've always understood that's the deal.

My parents were very calm about the photographers, the fans, and all that. But I understood right away that I hadn't done anything to deserve that attention. No matter what happens, it will be there. I didn't choose it. You just can't take that too seriously. You need to live your life. And stay calm.

Out of all the climbers of this generation, I was the one who became known to the larger public. Many of them - not all of them, but many of them - understood they had only one chance to use me for their personal gain. And it's very easy to use me.