Quotes About Celebrity

Ali and I have become friends over the years. I was on a plane with him one time when he was the champion.

Dempsey himself said you only spend so much time in the spotlight before they change the bulb. He had a very clever way with words.

I'm not shy or reclusive. I just spend my time with people rather than journalists.

The red carpet is a beautiful situation for people. I think everybody appreciates it and loves it and honors it. Nobody really acts a fool because they know this is a one-time thing.

One time I went into a restroom and a girl followed me in. I signed an autograph for her in the sink. It was pretty funny because she was in a guy's restroom and she wasn't embarrassed at all.

People think being famous is so glamorous, but half the time you're in a strange hotel room living out of a suitcase.

I've been famous for a long, long time. So I don't think of it - I think of it very differently. It's the normal temperature of my room.

There are people who would rather choke than go see my movies. They write me letters all the time.

I see a lot of young kids hit me on Twitter all the time, like, 'I want to be famous! Listen to my mixtape! I wish I could be like you!' But a lot comes with it. It's not easy.

I'm not trying to stay away from being a celebrity, I'm not saying, 'I'm sooo not famous,' I'm trying to continue being a musician in a time when everyone is very celebrity-led.

I don't think the public is dying to see me necessarily be funny all the time.

I don't think I even knew how big we were at the time. It was mad. I gained a lot through East 17 and I'm grateful for being able to have that experience.

All the guys in the locker room will give me a hard time and call me Robin Thicke or call me Justin Bieber.

I was in the Chilli Peppers at the time and I asked myself, would I be able to wear a sock on my genitals at the age of forty and they proved me wrong because I guess they're still doing it.

All I do is give interviews and spend time being photographed.

My shoes were on Oprah but they ran out of time so I wasn't on. I left my shoes in Chicago so they could put them on the show.

People have a hard time accepting when someone displays even the slightest amount of discomfort in the spotlight. You're supposed to soak up every bit of fame like it's sunshine.

We were only there for five days and during that time Tom was a bit annoyed that the French were more interested in me and my schoolgirl outfit than him and his long scarf.

People still recognize me all the time on the street. The first thing they say when they stop me is, "Where have you been?" The second comment they make is always, "Oh, you've grown up."

The only time I ever really consider retiring is when I get fed up with the press. Which is often.

The first time I ask him, have you had your cheekbones raised, have you had your nose changed? He denied it all. I was asking him to compare his face with what it looked like years ago.

Alfie was the first time I was above the title; the first time I became a star in America.

The MTV Video Awards were never about the video, but about the song. Most of the time it was just to glorify people for the wrong reason.

I think the first time I realised Downton Abbey was a hit was when I was sitting in a tea shop in New York and the couple next to me were talking about Downton Abbey, and then they recognised me.