Quotes About Popularity

I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.

I grew up in a post-dictatorship dictatorship society. The axis of likability is how dictatorships survive. Becoming popular is part of what dictatorships hijack to remain in power. For me to write things from the same toxic axis that made stronger the dictatorship that completely disfigured my family and my society, it just wasn't going to happen.

Without the Internet I would have no fans and I wouldn't be in this business. I owe everything to the Internet and my fans.

I'm not unknown, yet I'm not super famous where I can't go anywhere.

We're in a period where society seems very attracted to flash, and that seeps into people's musical taste.

I thought I was going to do some cult, cool, late-night interviewing thing on BBC2. But everyone kept saying: 'No, Michael, you're teatime, you're not cool.'

When 'Game Of Thrones' came out, lots of interviews were coming in, and people asking me to do certain things which would push me out there. Like this whole Instagram and Twitter thing - getting more followers doesn't bother me at all.

Our culture is so celebrity-obsessed that for individuals to show they matter, they need to display their intimacy to fame.

Celebrity is intoxicating.

Any New York group can come to L.A. and sell out every show, but an L.A. group who goes to New York might not do the same because the audience hasn't been introduced to the group.

I was introduced in 1987, but it was only by 1996 that I became a hit with the audiences.

I think 'Invisible' is a great song, but I don't know how accessible it is.

Well, all cricket invites attention.

Most of my colleagues have research awards on the shelf. I have party invites.

The iPad is far and away the most successful product in its category.

I love iPhones. I love iPhone 6 Pluses and iPhone 6s and iPhone 5s's and iPhone 5cs. I also love iPhone 4s. I'm sure if I had been savvy enough to own one, I would've loved the original iPhone.

The irony is of course that my career has lasted a whole lot longer than some of the people I've parodied over the years.

How irritating it must be for people, to be bombarded with me!

I've never been the kind of guy who finds attention irritating.

I believe in item songs.

These days almost every heroine is trying to do an item number but I am the best.

I am the original item girl and will always be so.

Items numbers have become a part of movies.

Fame itself... doesn't really afford you anything more than a good seat in a restaurant.