“I have never wanted to be famous, as such - fame is a by-product.”
Fame looks different from the inside than the outside. These quotes come from and about well-known figures, exploring celebrity, recognition, legacy, and the question of whether being remembered is really all it is cracked up to be.
“There were a few years there when I was just so enamored with the idea of living some sort of famous person's lifestyle that really isn't suited to me.”
“I have never wanted to be famous, as such - fame is a by-product.”
“The strangest part about being famous is you don't get to give first impressions anymore. Everyone already has an impression of you before you meet them.”
“Duke Ellington was famous for hs very original harmonic patterns.”
“I didn't want kids to think that to be happy, they had to be famous or rich or live in the big city.”
“Dates with actors, finally, just seemed to me evenings of shop talk. I got sick of it after a hile. So the more famous I became, the more I narrowed down my choices.”
“I have no interest in Shakespeare and all that British nonsense... I just wanted to get famous and all the rest is hogwash.”
“I hear the way people talk about the children of famous people. They're not treated very well. The presumptions are usually quite awful. So I tried to establish myself with a couple of movies. After 'Juno' I thought: 'I think I've defined myself enough as my own director that I'd love to work with my father.'”
“To enjoy being famous, you need to have a screw loose.”
“Now, we believe that the majority of teachers in America know our system must be reformed, to put students first so that America can compete, that teachers don't teach to become rich or famous. They teach because they love children.”
“You aren't famous until my mother has heard of you.”
“Andy Warhol made fame more famous.”
“I was obsessed with being rich and famous.”
“I wanted to be a political science professor and go to school in Boston. I never wanted to be a big, famous movie star and TV star. It kind of found me.”
“Usually when I see someone famous, for some reason, I think I know them.”
“Yeah, people following me down the street and at the airport and all that. I can't imagine what it must be like for people who are, you know, actually famous.”