Quotes About Fame

The only time I was ever approached to write a book was when I was most famous.

Once you become the story off-screen, you are less likely to be the onscreen one.

I think I've got something when I'm onscreen, but that's nothing to do with acting or talent.

The biggest thing people tell me is that I'll be jaded real soon and that the allure of filmmaking will lose its magic. Not necessarily the fame, but that special thing you create onscreen.

People just get to see me onstage, and they don't get whole of me.

I loathe the idea of going onstage in a T-shirt and jeans.

I am on 'Bigg Boss' only because it can open doors to the Hindi film industry for me.

Arrested Development opened a lot of doors for me.

'Breaking Bad' has definitely opened many, many doors for me.

'Dancing With the Stars' really opened a lot of doors for me, and I'm so grateful for that.

I get invited to many more literary festivals than I used to because I'm associated with 'Slumdog Millionaire,' the brand. Many more doors have opened up for me as a result of the global success of the film, although I believe that I'm the same person that existed before it.

My life is unrecognisable compared to what it was - 'Game of Thrones' has opened doors that were never there before. But it can be dangerous to see it in those terms, I think. It's best to take it as it comes and work as hard as you can, and hopefully the other things fall into place.

I'm not sure if being known opened or closed doors for me.

If Bret went in there and stunk the place out, then they probably wouldn't have brought the little brother in. So just by being successful himself, it opened the door for me.

I definitely think it opened doors for me and what was so fantastic about 'Downton' being showed over in the States, was that it helped get me noticed.

Doors opened for me because of who I am. But the downside is, there is way way too much expectation from me, much more than there would have been if I were from outside the film industry.

McSteamy's been really good to me. He's opened a lot of doors.

I'm not going to lie; having acting greats like Kamal Haasan and Sarika as parents has, in a sense, opened doors.

'Housewives' opened the door for me for people to listen.

Some aspects of the fame are annoying, but at the end of the day it's something we're most grateful for. It's certainly opened the door to a whole new batch of opportunities.

Hillbilly Rock' was the song that opened the door and gave me a reason to get a bus and a band and cowboy clothes to go out there and figure it out in front of everybody. And the hits started coming.

When I started out playing live, it was different. I felt good about it. Nobody knew who I was. I just opened for so-and-so. Now, I'm playing to people who are coming out to see the band. There's too much attention on the band and me.

My job on Earth, the reason why Kirk is created, is to make God famous. I just want God to be well-known. And I think it's created a dialogue - I think it's opened up conversation, and people have started to talk about what religion is to them.

'TOWIE' is opening a lot of doors for me so why would I leave?