“I made a conscious decision back then that I would rather be the best actress who ever lived than the most famous one.”
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.
“I was famous overnight. I went from nowhere to being really big.”
“I made a conscious decision back then that I would rather be the best actress who ever lived than the most famous one.”
“Barack Obama is the most famous living person in the history of the world.”
“The worst thing about being famous is the invasion of your privacy.”
“Whenever you're the child of a famous person, you get judged in odd ways because of that.”
“I didn't want kids to think that to be happy, they had to be famous or rich or live in the big city.”
“I never wanted to be a celebrity I never wanted to be famous. And in my daily life, I work really hard to not trade on it in any way.”
“I could have been a dental hygienist with nothing bad ever appearing in print about me, but that's not how I've chosen to lead my life. I knew that you put yourself under a microscope the more famous you become.”
“I was obsessed with being rich and famous.”
“At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version and this is the great literary monument of the English language.”
“What I've learned is that you really don't need to be a celebrity or have money or have the paparazzi following you around to be famous.”
“I never pursued being 'famous.'”
“Did you ever stop to think why cops are always famous for being dumb? Simple. Because they don't have to be anything else.”
“The F-word is 'famous,' the C-word is 'celebrity' and S-word is 'star,' in my book. The other three words are fine - you can say those. But 'famous,' 'celebrity' and 'star,' I think, are misused.”
“I know it's a cliche but I never wanted to be famous. I don't believe anybody wants to be famous.”
“There is a misleading, unwritten rule that states if a quote giving advice comes from someone famous, very old, or Greek, then it must be good advice.”