Quotes About Celebrity

People love to see public figures get taken down a notch, and by the same token, everyone loves to be the center of attention, even when there's a target on their forehead.

I met John Lennon and he was with his wife in Tokyo. I met him there.

I'm always opening magazines and seeing pictures of her in advertisements. Or I'll be in a hotel room in Tokyo and there she will be, on the television. Or I'll be walking through an airport or driving along a freeway and there she will be on a billboard.

I'm very lucky with the people that recognise me - it's at a very tolerable level. I don't think I could handle the level of recognition which David Beckham has.

Michael had a very low pain tolerance, and his fear of pain was incredible. And I think that doctors took advantage of him that way.

I am not the Jesus of the official church tolerated by those in power. I am not your superstar.

Theater actors are just tolerated. You have to be a movie star to be a celebrity.

This whole Puff Daddy thing has taken a toll on me.

I like to be other people, not me. And when you're on the red carpet, it's like, 'Here's Tom Hardy.' I don't want to be me. That's why I play other people.

I've become very close with Tom Hardy. I love Tom to bits.

I went with Tom Ford to a bunch of events one year, and he's so wonderful and handsome and so much fun to be with; he made me look, like, 100 percent better in every single picture.

One day, you're talking with Tom Hardy; the next day, you have Nicole Kidman kissing your feet. I never thought I'd be able to say that in my lifetime, Nicole Kidman kissing my feet. It's mad.

Well I'm partial to a bit of Tom Hardy.

Tom Jones is like igloo-cool.

I never wanted to be a celebrity I never wanted to be famous. And in my daily life, I work really hard to not trade on it in any way.

Well, I don't know what to do first. I mean, should I take the piss out of you"—he points at me—"for the TV interview? Or you"—he points at James—"for the fan mail?

I didn't get hugely famous really quick. It was a slow, gradual process, so I was able to sort of grow into myself and figure out who I was and what I wanted without the glaring spotlight on me telling me who I was.

Being a teen idol is what I've waited for my whole life.

In these fast and fickle times, it's nice to know that there are some things you can always count on: the enduring brilliance of the last page of The Great Gatsby; the near-religious harmonies of the Beach Boys' "California Girls"; and the lifelong friendship of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.

Like that whole Nicole Richie look was SO over

If Madonna loves me, then you will too.

Fashion models and financial models are similar. They bear a similar relationship to everyday world. Like supermodels, financial models are idealized representations of the real world, they are not real, they don't quite work the way that the real world works. There is celebrity in both worlds. In the end, there is the same inevitable disappointment" - Satyajit Das, Traders, Guns & Money

People may be impressed with this celebrated personality or that evangelical icon, but the evangelical luminary doesn't have a clue about your church, what they need, and what God wants you to communicate to them as they move toward maturity in Christ. And that's good!

While filming "I am Legend", Will Smith got so attached to his co-star Abbey the German Shepherd, that he asked if he could keep her, but the owner refused.