Browsing Topic Best Being Famous Quotes

We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something we are no longer free.

I can’t see any value in being a celebrity, famous for being famous.

Being famous is just a job.

The best thing about being famous is that it makes it easier to get laid.

People are famous for being famous and for nothing else. And good luck to them, because it lasts about a year and then they’re nothing again.

When I’m on the red carpet, I’m prepared for [the attention.] But the worst thing is on planes, when you’re asleep and you’re woken up by a camera flashing. That’s a little bit much. But what do you do? It’s a part of [being famous]. Unfortunately.

There aren’t many downsides to being rich, other than paying taxes and having relatives asking for money. But being famous, that’s a 24 hour job right there.

I don’t think I’ll ever be comfortable with the idea of being famous.

There’s definitely a lot of trash that comes with the prize of being famous. It’s a nice gift, but there’s a lot of wrapping and paper and junk to cut through. Back then, when a movie came out and people saw you on the street, their reaction was so supercharged that it was scary. It would frighten other people. It used to really rattle me. I mean, everybody would love to have their clothes torn off by a mob of girls, but being screamed at is different.

I have to keep reminding myself that being famous on earth would be nice but I would rather walk the red carpet in Heaven.

I don’t like being recognised, I have no interest in being famous at all, I just do what I do. If I could be like Captain Kirk and beam myself up and then beam myself down, I would!

You know the theory of cell irritability? If you take an amoeba cell and poke it a thousand times, it will change and then re-form into its original shape. And then, the thousandth time you poke this amoeba, the cell will completely collapse and become nothing. That’s kind of what it’s like being famous. People say hi, how are you doing, and after the thousandth time, you just get angry; you really pop.

I handle fame by not being famous…I’m not famous to me.

One of the downsides of being famous is that folks pay far more attention to you than they should. American celebrities are constantly under surveillance, and every word they say is subject to scrutiny. So, be careful what you wish for if you desire fame. No human being should be a goldfish.

Keep your family and old friends around you. That’s what I had done and that’s what saved my life when it came to being famous.

The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you. You’re in a conversation and everybody’s agreeing with what you’re saying – even if you say something totally crazy. You need people who can tell you what you don’t want to hear.

Acting is not about being famous, it’s about exploring the human soul.

The cool thing about being famous is traveling. I have always wanted to travel across seas, like to Canada and stuff.

It was I who made Fellini famous, not the other way around.

I spent my first 50 years trying to become known as a writer and the next 30 trying to avoid being famous. I walk down the street or go to a football game and people shout, ‘Hey Andy’. I hate that.

I’m more interested in being good than being famous.

Happiness is being famous for your financial ability to indulge in every kind of excess.

Being famous hasn’t changed my perception of myself – I’ve just grown up.

There should be a talent that goes along with being famous.

Yeah, I love being famous. It’s almost like being white, y’know?

I like being famous when it’s convenient for me and completely anonymous when it’s not.

To be an artist is not about fame; it’s about art, which is this intangible thing that has got to have lots of integrity, whereas being famous doesn’t really take any integrity. But I think you have to admit that you want to be famous, otherwise you can’t be an artist. Art and fame together are like a desire to live forever.

One thing about being famous is the people around you, you pay all their bills so they very rarely disagree with you because they want you to pick up the check.

My daughter couldn’t care less about me being famous. She finds it revolting and, like a lot of teenagers, is virtually allergic to me. That started at 12 and hasn’t gone anywhere yet.

I always loved working as an actress, but I didn’t understand why I couldn’t just opt out of being famous. And then I realized you can, and I think I did. And eventually, I came to understand that you can do that and also keep working.

Being famous is just like being in high school. But, I’m not interested in being the cheerleader. I’m not interested in being Gwen Stefani. She’s the cheerleader, and I’m out in the smoker shed.

Being famous is not the same as being important. A lot of important people aren’t famous, and a lot of famous people aren’t important.

To enjoy being famous, you need to have a screw loose.

Once you grow accustomed to being famous, you do not realize it, but you are never quite your humble, honest self. No matter how tightly you keep the lid on, there is some watered stock of vanity inside. You are always in danger of the thing’s coming off and of giving yourself an air or two. No man or woman was ever so distinguished that this exhibition did not make him ridiculous, especially to those of meaner minds.

I think the driving thing was curiosity about the universe. That fascinated me. I didn’t think anything about being famous or anything like that, I was just interested in the concepts involved.