Quotes About Fame

I'd had people say, 'You'll enjoy being famous for a week, and you'll never enjoy it again'. But I don't think I had that week. I may have been working and missed that moment.

If there's anything more mortifying than being famous at 14, it's being washed up right after.

My favorite thing about being famous... it's not really as big of a deal as everybody says it is. Being on the road is tough, doing interviews, and all the stuff. It's still pretty tough.

Yeah, I love being famous. It's almost like being white, y'know?

You go to school, you get a master's degree, you study Shakespeare and you wind up being famous for plastic glasses.

I've never dreamed of being famous. The idea of it really scares me.

A lot of people can't deal with me being famous and sh.., so they got themselves crossed off the party list, dog! It's a real drag sometimes, but I try not to let it affect me, you know?

When I was going through my transition of being famous, I tried to ask God 'Why was I here? What was my purpose?' Surely, it wasn't just to win three gold medals. There has to be more to this life than that.

I like being famous. It can be a bit of a pain but you get free food in restaurants and people send you clothes.

I handle fame by not being famous. I'm not famous to me.

Being famous is just a job.

Acting is not about being famous, it's about exploring the human soul.

Comparing oneself with Galileo or Einstein is certainly good for the ego, provided one refrains from going into too much detail.

There is no question you get pumped up by the recognition. Then a self-loathing sets in when you realise you're enjoying it.

A lot of people will do anything for fame..Have some self respect please.

I have no interest in Shakespeare and all that British nonsense... I just wanted to get famous and all the rest is hogwash.

They can gas me, but I am famous. I have achieved in one day what it took Robert Kennedy all his life to do.

Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their own dusk falls that they will only be remembered for remembering someone else.

Indeed, wretched the man whose fame makes his misfortunes famous.

I've always had confidence. Before I was famous, that confidence got me into trouble. After I got famous, it just got me into more trouble.

My advice to those who think they have to take off their clothes to be a star is, once you're boned, what's left to create the illusion? Let 'em wonder. I never believed in givin' them too much of me.

Today everyone is a star - they're all billed as 'starring' or 'also starring'. In my day, we earned that recognition.

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

Success is based on learning and incredible curiosity. Be curious and grateful about all your life regardless of your views of any recent adversity. Be grateful for being alive and healthy because fame and money come and go while the love and grace of Thy Lord Jesus Christ are the Rock.