Quotes About Fame

I have no problems exposing to any extent. However when I gave my first bikini shot, it was quite tough facing the public out there.

There is no question that everybody who works in show business is lucky because of the number of people who wish they where working in show business.

No question, everybody knows my back was the main reason I retired.

It might be a shock to see me, but that's no reason for people to act crazy, and it doesn't give them license to chase me down the street.

There's no reason that just because you're a celebrity you can't write.

I feel lucky, where I'm not 'famous' famous. I'm not someone that everyone kind of knows for no reason. If people know who I am, they like me because if they didn't like me, they forgot about me.

There's no reason but luck that I'm in one of the biggest bands in music.

For a long time, we got no respect. People thought we just got lucky. They said we were a one-record wonder.

I wanted to be famous. It's embarrassing to admit, but I came out to L.A. thinking it would happen in no time. I thought, 'Once they see me, they'll be so glad I came.' I always had a ridiculous amount of self-confidence about what was going to happen to me.

I turned from a fan favourite to a player they hated in no time.

I was doing one of my first plays at the Royal Court, and Matt LeBlanc came to see the play. He came backstage afterwards, and I couldn't speak. I kept trying to, but no words came out. I just kept thinking, 'That's Joey from 'Friends.' That's actual Joey from 'Friends!'' It was so embarrassing!

They can't give a Nobel to someone who's dead so I think they were probably thinking they had better give it to me now before I popped off.

All my good movies, nobody sees.

Being a celebrity can be dangerous. Nobody says 'no.'

In rock music, you have a big success before you turn 30, then there is sort of a decay. Then there is the reunion, and everyone is waiting to hear what you were doing when you were 20, and nobody cares what you are doing at 50 or 60. But the more I continue, the more I produce, the more I play every year in bigger places.

If nobody recognizes you, if nobody cares, it's easier to avoid getting carried away. That's way harder if you're a famous artist.

You make a little noise, and you can sell out your local hometown club. But then you drive an hour down the road to the next town, and there might be eight people there.

If you remember one thing from talking to me, remember this: I am just a girl who makes noises - and I'm incredibly lucky that people happen to like those noises.

I didn't like noisy cinemas when I wasn't famous.

When I was nominated for a Grammy, my label dropped me - I have a wariness about trying for a hit.

Fame is addictive. Money is addictive. Attention is addictive. But golf is second to none.

None of those jobs were high-profile, but once I was on ET, people then began to associate me with that show. So, that is the thing that many people know me for. When in effect, that was the end of my television career.

Culture changes because of musicians and actors and actresses. There's a responsibility there. You may ignore the responsibility. You may choose to be a bad role model. But, you are a role model nonetheless.

Your life changes after the limelight is on you. Sometimes, it is easy to get caught up in the nonsense.