Fame Quotes · Page 73

The only thing worse than being in the Hall of Fame is not being in the Hall of Fame.

— Tom Waits

When you become famous you get to torture a higher class of man than before.

— Sharon Stone

I've been through this fame thing before, when the band was big in '80, '81.

— John Lurie

I hate that Alex [James] and Damon [Albarn]. I hope they catch AIDS and die.

— Noel Gallagher

The fame of an actor is won in minutes and seconds, not in years.

— Bram Stoker

She is best who is least spoken of among men, whether for good or evil.

— Pericles

What's fame? a fancy'd life in other's breath. A thing beyond us, even before our death.

— Alexander Pope

The way to fame, is like the way to heaven,--through much tribulation.

— Laurence Sterne

It's so easy to think that this [celebrity] is reality; that people are lining up outside just to write down what I…

— Jennifer Lawrence

I was falsely accused of something while filming Hustle and Flow in Memphis. It's unfortunate that celebrities, the hell with celebrities, people…

— Anthony Anderson

So this was fame at last! Nothing but a vast debt to be paid to the world in energy, blood, and time.

— May Sarton

“The hero reveals the possibilities of human nature; the celebrity reveals the possibilities of the media.”

— Daniel J. Boorstin

Yeah, it's just a lame term. I wish it was "movie star." That's a much better term than celebrity.

— Jeff Vespa

I am honored to have had two Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions made from my novels - 'Silver Bells' and 'Follow the…

— Luanne Rice

I think there are a lot of people who really want to be famous, they really do. I don't. It sort of…

— Johnny Mathis

I'm not going to be the rock star of the far right and frankly on the rock star of the far left.

— Tom Barrett

It's strange, somebody asked for my autograph the other day. Because I finished school and I'm not really doing anything at the…

— Robert Pattinson

As soon as an opinion becomes common it is sufficient reason for men to abandon it and to uphold the opposite opinion…

— Luc de Clapiers

Fame has no necessary conjunction with praise; it may exist without the breath of a word: it is a recognition of excellence…

— Washington Allston

I'm lucky right now because I'm not that famous, people will look at the work just as the work, and people respond…

— Alia Shawkat

On any morning these days whole segments of the population wake up to find themselves famous, while, to keep matters shipshape, whole…

— Louis Kronenberger

I think everybody has different priorities in their life. People live their lives differently. People become famous through all sorts of different…

— Keith Urban

The man who lies asleep will never waken fame, and his desire and all his life drift past him like a dream,…

— Dante Alighieri

Ive never had a celebrity crush! I dont believe in those, really. I feel like you have to get to know the…

— David Archuleta

I'm somebody who likes to gravitate toward people who aren't necessarily famous.

— Brad Paisley

I can't get sucked into that celebrity thing, because I think it's just crass.

— Alexander McQueen

Celebrity never really served me that well; it serves other people well.

— Casey Affleck

I can teach you how to bottle fame, brew glory, even put a stopper on death.

— Anonymous

I'm not after the money or the fame. I'm after the world championship, and that's it.

— Chael Sonnen

Getting buried alive will always be my claim to fame.

— Crystal Chappell

I was not prepared for fame. It hit me hard, and I did not have the capacity to cope.

— Al Pacino

Sometimes I'm fascinated with how famous my work could be while I'm not so famous.

— Frank Ocean

“You could become famous just for being, well, famous.”

— Terry Pratchett

I'm a big star. I don't need to be dealing with you peasants!

— Scott Disick

Fame means absolutely nothing except a good table at a restaurant.

— Eileen Atkins

I wanna be more of a pop public figure, iconic kinda dude.

— Lil Xan

I don't like fame; I prefer to have no profile. But this is not possible for me.

— Caster Semenya

I want a woman who can go to the saloon with me, not hypocritical, fame seeking

— Denrele Edun

By no means do I try to go out and hang out with famous people.

— Brad Paisley

Honestly, I didn't think that I would be recognized so easily.

— Robert Pattinson