Quotes About Notoriety

Sometimes I'm surprised people even know who I am.

My whole life has changed so much, and it's still constantly changing, but 'Moonlight' brought about a bunch of opportunities that were really surreal, from the Oscars and Golden Globes to the notoriety that it brought, to even doing things like working with Calvin Klein.

Celebrity has its uses. I can always get a seat in any restaurant. Source: Esquire Magazine, June 2000 original edition

It is not without reason that fame is awarded only after death. The cloud-dust of notoriety which follows and envelops the men who drive with the wind bewilders contemporary judgment.

The universal object and idol of men of letters is reputation.

The hero was a big man; the celebrity is a big name.

That sort of reputation which precedes performance [is] often the larger part of a man's fame.

I'm recognizable in certain circles, like girls know me, couples know me. But not all straight men know me.

Think of it. To go down to posterity as a 'man who lived among the cannibals.'

What I've learned is that you really don't need to be a celebrity or have money or have the paparazzi following you around to be famous.

A famous person to themselves, they don't get up in the morning and think, I'm famous. I'm not famous to me. Famous is a perception.

On any morning these days whole segments of the population wake up to find themselves famous, while, to keep matters shipshape, whole contingents of celebrities wake up to find themselves forgotten.

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

Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious.

I'm now a legend, whether I want to be or not.

I was known as the chief grave robber of my state.

I canÂ't think of any negative [aspects of working in the wrestling industry]. The positive are the money, the comradery, the prestige, the notoriety. A lot of pluses.

Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on Earth.

OK, so I'm not famous for the right reasons.

Being well known for being well-known did not necessarily imply intelligence.

I think that whenever a Jew has any kind of notoriety, good or bad, the Jews find it to be good.

Being a celebrity at a very high level is a good thing.

Although I get so much fan mail from Great Britain, tell me, am I more famous there than Michael Madsen?

In the United States, I am a great success, but I am not a celebrity.