Quotes About Notoriety

I've always had a lot of ambivalence about fame and celebrity.

Really, I think of fame as distracting; it's something you have to get around.

I have Internet fame. Real fame is more intense.

I think fame can come and go.

When I first became recognizable from appearing on television, I abused my notoriety as much as I possibly could, at the expense of both my health and personal relationships.

But I quite like that the public has a very short attention span. If I haven't been on telly for a little bit, I can sense it. People don't take as much notice of you, it's really quite palpable.

They were neither the first nor the last to gild the name of thief.

In the inverted food chain of fame, it was the big beasts who were stalked and hunted

No matter how many famous people were convicted of rape or murder, still the belief persisted, almost pagan in its intensity: not him. It couldn't be him. He's famous.

But I rather like being infamous. If you're a nobody, you're just a nobody. If you're famous, they erect a statue of you and pigeons crap on your head. But if you're infamous, you're somebody without having to put up with pigeon crap. - Phinizy Mosely

A man has only to murder a series of wives in a new way to become known to millions of people who have never heard of Homer.

That's one of the cool things about fame. You have an affect on society and where it goes.

with fame I become more, and more stupid, which of course is a very common phenomenon

The paths of which you were just speaking have been traced by all young men of ardent imaginations. Besides the pleasure there is always remorse, from the indulgence of our passions; and after all, what have you men to fear from all this; the world excuses, and notoriety ennobles you?

Besides the pleasure, there is always remorse, from the indulgence of our passions; and, after all, what have you men to fear from all this; the world excuses, and notoriety ennobles you?

Let your family, staff, and friends know that you're still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position.

Somebody like me wouldn't have gone on to the Trisha show because I already had a public profile.

It doesn't take much to get a high profile in Australia.

The higher your profile, the more people want you.

I typically don't get into predicting the success of my projects. I've been involved with a lot of projects that I thought should have really gained notoriety and furthered my career, only to be met with the cold grasp of disappointment. So I typically stay away from predicting how a film will do.

No matter what I do, I'll be forever known as the Manson prosecutor.

I want to be famous everywhere.

I mean if anyone's comfortable being famous, they're a psychopath.

I have never wanted to be famous, as such - fame is a by-product.