Quotes About Celebrity

At least I can say no player got as much attention from the Dream Team as I did.

I have to say, if I live in Japan, I think I was going to have different life. There is too much attention. I feel like I'm a star there. But I think it's good thing that I live in States.

I wrote 'Mud' for Matthew McConaughey and had never met him.

I did a bit of boxing when younger. Once I was joined by Muhammad Ali as my co-commentator. I've got a picture of the two of us together ringside at the Albert Hall on my wall at home.

A lot of the stuff I do in terms of PR, I learned it from Muhammad Ali.

I think Madonna might have a multiple personality.

My mum had a massive influence on me, not just in what she wore and how she looked, but in her spirit. She was married to one of the most famous men in the world, and she didn't wear any makeup, ever. I mean, have you ever seen the wife of a man like that rock up with no makeup on? Because I haven't since.

My mum has told me that I have to work with Antonio Banderas just so that she can meet him and try and marry him.

I think there's always interest in how the other half live - I see myself as a down-to-earth Essex mum who just happens to be living this very glamorous life in Beverly Hills.

You hear horror stories about scary mothers who just want their kids to be famous. I could be waitressing in a restaurant, and my mum would be happy as long as I was happy.

I love being a mum. Sometimes I just wish nobody knew who I was.

I did Jools Holland, which was bonkers because it's an institution, and as a family, we've all been into it our whole lives, and then I did Hootenanny. I took my mum and dad along, and they were sat there next to Gregory Porter and Chaka Khan. My dad was just laughing, like he couldn't believe it was real.

Aside from the whole Richard and Judy fame thing, I am incredibly lucky they're my mum and dad.

People of Mumbai respect me a lot and they are well aware of my contributions towards the film industry.

Can I call up any actor in Mumbai? I can, and they can say wrong number and hang up!

It was only after moving to Mumbai that I was completely seduced by Bollywood.

I always wanted to be part of Mumbai's entertainment world.

My daughter thinks that only her mum is on the television. Every time she sees the screen anywhere she's like mummy! Because we don't let her watch the TV.

I am odd-looking. I sometimes think I look like a funny Muppet.

I think I learned a lot about not buying into a lot of hype. I wanted to be a kind of faceless entity; I didn't want to be Dhani Harrison and the Muppets or something like that.

Shaq is like an oversized muppet, and who doesn't love muppets?

My own son called me Eddie Murphy's brother once. Once.

Adam Sandler, Mike Myers, Dava Carvey, Eddie Murphy, Will Ferrell - they're all the best.

Eddie Murphy is a great entertainer.