Quotes About Popularity

Restaurants and chefs have become followed by such a broad swath of the public, in a way that used to be reserved for sports stars, movie stars, and theater actors. Restaurants are in the firmament of today's common culture.

I decided to write a crime novel. That genre was at the height of its popularity in Poland, so I thought it might earn me a bit of cash to go on with my work on 'The Books of Jacob.' I shut myself away for a few months and devoted myself entirely to 'Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead.'

Being chronically shy I needed to create a persona for myself and be involved with a band where I could be ruler of my own kingdom. Then Pulp became hugely popular and I lost control of it, which is when it all went wrong.

If anyone approaches me and asks if I'm Mollie from The Saturdays, I'm immediately shy and embarrassed.

It was like that for the first six months after 'E.T.' was in cinemas. I'd go out and get mobbed. I was a shy kid, and being approached by adults all the time just freaked me out.

McCain is the kid who was really cool in middle school but never got high school game and people are sick of him acting like he's still popular.

You kind of think people get sick of you after a while, but apparently not.

I think if I was in over 250 films, the world would get pretty sick of me. I would probably never get put in anything ever again.

I don't want to have people get completely sick of me before I've ever even done something legitimate.

Jon Moxley - great performer. I'm sure he's a nice guy. But at the end of the day, I think people are sick and tired of him, you know, being the captain of the ship.

The people follow what the media say. So if you said that Bruno Dumont is fantastic, it follows that more people would go to see my films. I have no wish to remain on the sidelines. I have no wish to make films that are only seen by bohemians in London and Paris.

I met some friends in the end of 10th, beginning of 11th, who were in the popular group so I finished off high school in that group and got to see both sides.

I think sometimes an artist can really lose sight of what made them popular in the first place.

A lot of celebrities are afraid of being out of sight, out of mind. I'm the complete opposite.

In fashion, out of sight is out of mind.

Fame is being asked to sign your autograph on the back of a cigarette packet.

I get as much fan mail today and sign as many autographs as I did when I played. It's mind-boggling to a certain degree.

You know, I don't turn down autographs. I try to sign as many autographs as I can.

Selling millions of albums is a sign you've infiltrated the culture.

You have record companies that sign acts that they think are great, and then they never do anything. Acts that they don't think are really going to do much end up having a career. I don't think anyone really knows what it is that drives somebody to get on their computer and want to download a song.

I always thought that I would not wear shades when I become a star. I was like, 'Why do we have to wear glares? People should recognize you when you stop at the signal.' You want heads to turn towards you... and if it doesn't happen, it is a nightmare.

I hate fame. There's this assumption that everyone wants it - that by being a musician, I've signed up for it at some point. But personally, what I signed up for is sharing my music. I've always said I'd rather have four No. 10 songs than one No. 1 hit.

I signed 'Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon' only for a year. But the producer requested me to stay on, as the show had just started to make money. I carried on, and in the process, the character became very popular. When I finally gave up, changing the actor for that character was difficult, so the show ended.

A lot of people get signed then don't really care what the people want anymore. They're just thinking 'How am I going to make that hit?'