Fame Quotes

“You've got certain guys that just want to be famous and then you've got the real musicians that just love playing music.”

“You know, Hollywood is a very interesting town - always has been, always will be.”

"In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes."

Andy Warhol

“American society loves to prop people up and then take them down.”

“I would have changed my last name if being famous were my goal.”

“Privacy is big for me. To do interviews even, I have a very love/hate with it.”

“Every time I go to big events, it's a trip. I feel like that kid who shouldn't really be there.”

“When you're wearing a motorcycle helmet, people don't know who you are.”

“People come up to me sometimes and ask for a picture but don't even say hello.”

“I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over you just because you are famous.”

“I've always strived to be successful, not famous.”

“It's interesting to all of a sudden be considered valuable.”

“I don't care about being on television.”

“It doesn't matter how popular an actor you are: nobody will remember you forever.”

“People turn into fools when they see a movie star and do weird things.”

“The bad thing about being a famous comedian is that every now and then someone approaches me to tell an old joke. Don't tell me jokes; I have that.”

“From the point of view of being in the public radar, comedians have fewer problems than other actors. Action movie stars usually attract the more aggressive fans.”

“You can't shame or humiliate modern celebrities. What used to be called shame and humiliation is now called publicity.”

“There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.”

“I'm not in it for fame. I've been famous in the streets already.”

“I never wanted to be Marilyn; it just happened. Marilyn's like a veil I wear over Norma Jeane.”

“I knew I belonged to the public and to the world, not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else.”

“Fame doesn't fulfil you. It warms you a bit, but that warmth is temporary.”

“Fame will go by and, so long, I've had you, fame. If it goes by, I've always known it was fickle. So at least it's something I experience, but that's not where I live.”

“Fame is like caviar, you know: it's good to have caviar but not when you have it at every meal.”