I was uncomfortable with that kind of fame when you’re in the tabloids every day.
I don’t put weight on fame, and having people around me just because I am famous makes me feel really bad about myself.
Fame is like the dessert that comes with your achievements – it’s not an achievement in itself, but sometimes it can overpower the work.
I try to be somewhat wary of fame, but I’m not wary of success.
From the depths of the West of Europe, a young child will be born of poor people, he who by his tongue will seduce a great troop; his fame will increase towards the realm of the East.
Fame hasn’t really affected me. I have a really close knit group around me, and my sister is always with me, so it’s like a bit of a travelling circus.
The fame of heroes owes little to the extent of their conquests and all to the success of the tributes paid to them.
We never really felt a real level of respect. The fame was fantastic, but that wasn’t that important to me, because for every million people that loved me I focused on the one that hated me.
Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls.
At a certain point, if you work really hard and you get good and people like your work, you do deserve the fame – but you shouldn’t take it for granted.
I like young actors because they’re so unspoiled, not like some of those actors who are about half an hour into their fifteen minutes of fame by the time they get to me.
I’ve never chased fame. I came into this business to be a theatre actress. I was nine when I first appeared on stage. But I can’t say I would turn my back on fortune. I’m someone who enjoys the benefits of money.
Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole.
There is not in the world so toilsome a trade as the pursuit of fame; life concludes before you have so much as sketched your work.
I like a guy who makes me laugh, doesn’t care about the fame, the show, he just likes me for me, he likes Nicole.
I imagine like most of us that I’d like obscene amounts of money but the people I met and worked with who have those obscene amounts of money and have obscene amounts of fame have awful lives. Really. I mean hideously compromised lives.
Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.
Fame didn’t happen to me in my 20s, it has been a gradual thing which probably makes it easier to deal with.
This business of fame – when people ask me what it was like growing up in this famous family, I say, ‘When you take it seriously you’re in a lot of trouble.’
Fame is a delicate and dangerous creature; I saw people who didn’t honor it, who refused to take responsibility for it, get destroyed by it. I also saw that stardom in and of itself was empty.
I am sure it will be mentioned and debated but from my standpoint I know who is in the Hall of Fame. A lot of them don’t belong in the Hall of Fame. If someone wants to debate me, check the stats.
When I started off, I didn’t only ride to fame on my looks though many people I know think otherwise.
If you look at some of the people in the Hall of Fame, my numbers are compatible.
Leadbelly’s guitar is in the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame.
I was a common man, and I will always remain a common man. No amount of stardom will ever consume my soul. Money comes, money goes. Fame comes, fame goes. I believe every human being is a celebrity in their own right.
Living in L.A., everyone likes to mold you and change you. I don’t care about fame, I don’t care about being a celebrity. I know that’s part of the job, but I don’t feed into anyone’s idea of who I should be.
I grew up in this industry. I’ve seen fame up close.
I never really enjoyed the fame stuff.
I think there are a lot of people who are afraid to be who they are, and if I have to sacrifice a little bit of fame and a little bit of success because I’m being 100 percent truthful with who I am, hopefully that will create a paved way for someone else.
A few can touch the magic string, and noisy fame is proud to win them: Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them!
It would mean a lot to me to get into the Hall of Fame, to be grouped with some of the greatest players in history.
If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are.
Money can come and go, and fame comes and goes. Peace of mind and a relationship with God is far more important, so this is the precedent that we’ve set in our lives. The bottom line is, we all die, so Jesus is the answer.
I grew up in the limelight and being the child of someone famous. So my relationship with fame is not bedazzled.
I wouldn’t know how I would have coped with The Beatles’ sort of fame.
Fame is very agreeable, but the bad thing is that it goes on 24 hours a day.
I used to shy away from publicity so as not to let it get in the way of the work. But it’s part of the job. The tabloids are a whole other arena. If fame happens, it happens. I just want to maintain focus.
I would think if someone connected to steroids made the Hall of Fame, that would enhance my chances of making the Hall of Fame.
We’re constantly striving for success, fame and comfort when all we really need to be happy is someone or some thing to be enthusiastic about.
Dealing with the fame and going from nothing and becoming something where everyone wants a piece of you, your life changes in a day.
If I became a philosopher, if I have so keenly sought this fame for which I’m still waiting, it’s all been to seduce women basically.
There are some people that probably should be in the Hall of Fame, but they’re not for some reason.
As Stephen’s fame began to take off in a big way, and because he was so immersed in physics, it was becoming more and more difficult to communicate with him.
Part of me sees myself as talented, and the other part sees me as strange. Ideas get stuck in your head and nothing changes them. Not even fame.
Why is Kris Jenner a powerhouse? Because some part of us confuses fame and infamy, too. If she really bothered us half as much as we claim she does, we’d look away and stop feeding her empire.
Follow your passion. Nothing – not wealth, success, accolades or fame – is worth spending a lifetime doing things you don’t enjoy.
Fame is ultimately about the cycles of desire and how to do away with them or manage them well.
I think the concept of seeking fame and fortune in women’s football in the States is a bit idyllic.
Sometimes I’m uncomfortable with the level of fame I’ve got! It all depends on the day and what’s going on. I don’t desire any more fame. I don’t need it.
It’s very easy for me to keep a low profile because the focus I feel is always on the music. Success and fame are two different things. And so I feel the success is always towards the music, which means that I can have a very normal and private lifestyle.
Something I took away from Kurt Angle’s Hall of Fame speech was never be afraid to make a fool of yourself, and don’t take yourself too seriously. I really let that sink in and ran with it.
My whole thing is I want to have a backup plan because maybe I won’t get another acting job after ‘Fame’, maybe I’ll want to give up on acting in five years or whatever and I want to have something else that I enjoy just as much as I enjoy acting.
I’m the age now that Rock was when he picked me up, so I can understand how he felt – how his fame limited his freedom. You get kinder as you go along.
Fame changes everything. When you’re well-known, you’re expected to be different. Some people assume you must have a yacht and four homes. Or that you’re famous because you are ‘A Decent Man’.
Bam Bam Bigelow truly deserves to be in the Hall of Fame, and if that call would come, I’d be honored to do it, but I don’t think it is going to come. I think there is a much greater likelihood that Vince would look elsewhere, but I am honored that the fans would want to consider that I should be the one to induct him.
Fame changes a lot of things, but it can’t change a lightbulb.
I’m a ballplayer. I know how hard the game is… and anybody that makes it in the Hall of Fame, I support. They become a member of our special fraternity.
That equals to being a fool, having fame and no fortune. A lot of guys out there have fame doing this and doing that, but they are broke.
I now believe that major labels can only work with people who care more about fame and money than the quality of the art they produce.
There is no schooling for fame and success. You learn as you walk.
