I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
Fame is easy to acquire; impact is much more difficult.
If you were to ask me to choose between democratic values and wealth, power, prosperity and fame, I will very easily and without any doubt choose democratic values.
There are some real memorable highlights in my history that, in my mind, are such milestones. Winning a national championship in college and being on the Olympic platform getting a gold medal. Visiting the Hall of Fame and going into the Hall of Fame.
Being elected to the Hall of Fame is about your career pretty much and your impact on the game.
Fame is very much a double-edged sword.
The Nazz survived for 18 months – that was my first taste of fame on some level and of the overall experience of being in a band. There are good and bad aspects, and I got to taste some of both, and, well, it’s not as much fun as what you see in ‘A Hard Day’s Night,’ let me just say that.
I had an early taste of fame. I was 20, going out with TV presenter Dani Behr and we’d have paparazzi chasing us. I’m not comfortable being photographed, though I accept it is part of the job. I had to ask myself, ‘What comes first, being a celebrity or footballer?’
I’m not looking to be famous, but I want a body of work and a moral character that is deserving of fame.
I’m not a big fan of fame; I’m a big fan of success.
When we die our money, fame, and honors will be meaningless. We own nothing in this world. Everything we think we own is in reality only being loaned to us until we die. And on our deathbed at the moment of death, no one but God can save our souls.
In general, when you have success on the field, you’re more popular, and you have that fame that comes with it. You realize you’re in the public eye more, and you’ve got to be a little bit more careful about some of the things you’re doing out in public and make sure you’re smart about the things you say.
The honor I feel today being inducted into the Hall of Fame is beyond what words can describe. My thanks to the Hall of Fame committee, who saw fit to bestow this great honor upon me today.
I think the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, first of all, has got to be put into the context of being an American cultural showcase. It’s there to be a museum showcase of all that’s great about American music.
Being 36 years old changes you a lot, and so does eight years away from career, fame, needing attention, needing to be loved by strangers on some level. I was loving anonymity. I was loving the fact that I could meet a girl who didn’t know who I was. I enjoyed it very much, I have to say.
It’s my whole life of being the little guy and having a little chip on my shoulder, from year to year trying to prove myself, and at the end of the day to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame is a very special honor for me.
But once I acclimated and really used fame for what it was offering me as a tool to serve my life purpose of inspiring and contributing, then it started to get fun again.
They are going to be playing Shaggy and Scooby-Doo for eons and eons, and they’re going to forget Casey Kasem – unless they happen to step on his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I’ll be one of those guys people say, ‘Who’s that?’ about. And someone else will say, ‘He’s just some guy who used to be on the radio.’
Acting is a win-win situation. There is no risk involved. That’s why I get tired of hearing actors who try to make out that there’s a downside to it. Fame is an odd thing. It bugs you a little bit, but it’s really not bad.
I loved acting, which was never about money, the fame. It was about a search for meaning. It was painful.
My father was one of the greatest professional bowlers of all time. Seriously. Billy Hardwick: PBA Hall of Fame, Player of the Year in ’63 and ’69, and the first winner of the triple crown of bowling, among other things.
Ignoring fame was my rebellion, in a funny way. I was insistent on being normal and doing normal things. It probably wasn’t advisable to go to college in America and room with a complete stranger. And it probably wasn’t wise to share a bathroom with eight other people in a coed dorm. Looking back, that was crazy.
I’ve been to the Hall of Fame many times, in grade school and high school. I had field trips to the Hall of Fame and taking tours of it. I just never thought about that one day I possibly might be in it. I think it’d be great.
I’m not a rock star. Sure I am, to a certain extent because of the situation, but when kids ask me how it feels to be a rock star, I say leave me alone, I’m not a rock star. I’m not in it for the fame, I’m in it because I like to play.
I actually work at my craft, and I actually want to be the best in my category, and I want to be a true actress. And a lot of people just want fame, and there’s a huge difference.
At first it was exhilarating but when I realized it wasn’t going away, it became scary and claustrophobic. Fame is a weird thing.
I’d love to be in the Hall of Fame one day and win Super Bowl rings, or even one… and stay healthy.
Everyone in Hollywood is seeking fame and fortune; it’s in the water here. Everyone from young women to old men – they all want it.
Fame introduced me to a world of instant gratification and decadence I hadn’t seen before.
I need something to fall back on if fame doesn’t work. I’ll have to become an economist or something.
There’s not always going to be something out there for you, especially not a positive role, so once you get up there and start being well known, you can’t just think projects will come to you. You have to start doing your own projects because if you don’t, you’ll miss out, and eventually your fame will be over.
Here’s my theory: If a person gets worldwide fame at a young age, they’re emotionally frozen at that moment. For me, that’s 15 to 18, so you find yourself in your mid-20s being a glorified 15-year-old. What could possibly go wrong?
The ultimate dream is a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Fame is one of the potential hazards of this job, but I really just want to make movies. I want to be respected, sure. Who doesn’t? But famous-famous? I just don’t care about it. And if you genuinely don’t give a damn about that stuff, you really are free.
I wasn’t brought up to be dazzled by money or fame.
What is fame? The advantage of being known by people of whom you yourself know nothing, and for whom you care as little.
I love being an older comic now. It’s like being an old soccer or an old baseball player. You’re in the Hall of Fame and it’s nice, but you’re no longer that person in the limelight on the spot doing that thing.
Fame makes me feel wanted and loved, anybody wants that.
I’m already more famous than I want to be. And yet at the same time, fame feeds your potential as a creative person. You’re in a vacuum if you don’t have a certain amount of fame.
When you first get fame, you’re so insecure that you just become a ding dong.
Fame is really strange. One day you’re not famous, and then the next day you are, and the odd thing is that you know intellectually that nothing in the world is different. What mattered to you yesterday are the same things that matter today, and the rules all still apply – yet everyone looks at you differently.
Fame can take interesting men and thrust mediocrity upon them.
I’ve wanted recognition; I wanted success; I wanted appreciation; I love the perks of being in the movies. I love the fame that comes with it – but that’s why I became an actor.
When you’re a woman with a certain amount of fame and money, you are never certain what someone’s motives are.
My life has shifted to different levels financially, in terms of fame as a result of being blessed enough to be able to share my music with the world, and what that has done for me. Despite all of that, I always want people to listen to my music and be able to relate to it as well as to me.
Fame is a by-product which you have to deal with in a sensible way. To believe that it is anything more significant than that is deeply self-deceptive.
Who has the fame to be an early riser may sleep till noon.
Regarding fame, fortune and Oregon I do wish I had more money.
If you want me in the Hall of Fame put me in because of some contributions that I have made to country music.
I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame.
The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it is attached, even death.
Fame came quickly. I was only 19 when I secured my initial recording contract and my first two hit records – ‘Are ‘Friends’ Electric?’ and ‘Cars’ – were number ones.
The fame thing has happened very gradually, so I’ve been kind of lucky.
I couldn’t lie to get myself fame and fortune.
Legislators and judges are necessarily exposed to all the temptations of money, fame, and power, to induce them to disregard justice between parties, and sell the rights, and violate the liberties of the people. Jurors, on the other hand, are exposed to none of these temptations.
Every musician, their goal in life is to play music that people love, and I’ve accomplished my goal. I was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and left that chapter of my life and those people in the past. Good and bad, I’ve loved and am thankful for that chapter.
