Quotes About Notoriety

between the famous and the infamous there is but one step, if as much as one

for there is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.

You do anything in the world to gain a reputation. As soon as you have one, you seem to want to throw it away. It is silly of you, for there is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.

is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.

there is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about. A portrait like this would set you far above all the young men in England

everywhere I turn my name is written on the rocks in lead.  For I have come, not from obscurity into the momentary notoriety of crime, but from a sort of eternity of fame to a sort of eternity of infamy, and sometimes seem to myself to have shown, if indeed it required showing, that between the famous and the infamous there is but one step, if as much as one.

There Is Only One Thing In The World Worse Than Being Talked About, And That Is Not Being Talked About. – Oscar Wilde

As their notoriety spread, these lethal men became known by a single word—Hassassin—literally "the followers of hashish." The name Hassassin became synonymous with death in almost every language on earth. The word was still used today, even in modern English . . . but like the craft of killing, the word had evolved. It was now pronounced assassin.

The fact of the matter is fame predates even the age of cinema.

Jackson would also receive what was probably the first presidential death threat the following year, over his refusal to pardon two men: "You damned old scoundrel . . . I will cut your throat while you are sleeping," and a later sentence that ended with the phrase "burnt at the stake in Washington." Its author was an actor, destined for less notoriety than his son, Junius Brutus Booth.

I'd had many offers from various enterprises, everything from hat designers to burlesque houses, from beauty salons to carnival midways. I was perfectly aware that they didn't want to hire me for my abilities, but for the notoriety surrounding my name.

My greatest desire was to step over the boundaries of notoriety, into the world of legitimate theater, and I hoped to make the transition on the strength of a satisfying and acceptable performance; not by a constant reference to my past personal life.

Its only when you are a great actor and are recognised for your good work that you become famous. Unless you are in the news for the wrong reasons!

I don't know about this thing - being famous. I haven't figured it out yet. It still mystifies me.

Usually when I see someone famous, for some reason, I think I know them.

You're not famous until my mother has heard of you.

Celebrity, for me, equal hatred

The celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness.

Its only when you are a great actor and are recognised for your good work that you become famous. Unless you are in the news for the wrong reasons!

The more work I do and the more I put myself out there publicity-wise, it's gonna be less and less chances of me being able to just walk around without being noticed.

I often get recognized on the street.

I don't walk around the street thinking, 'I'm Michael Madsen,' but then again, I am that guy, and sometimes people do take notice of me. Sometimes it's really not comfortable.

I am proud that everybody is knowing me on the streets and airplanes and airports.

Everything I do seems to get so much attention since 'Strictly Come Dancing.'