Fame Quotes · Page 68

Fame is a devil; obscurity is an Angel! Stay away from me, Devil; Come near to me, Angel!

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

Fame made me insecure and insular. I wanted to run away from being me.

— Lisa Stansfield

If you're not careful, you can get a grossly over-inflated opinion about your popularity.

— Bobby Knight

A lot of people think they can become world stars overnight.

— Chris de Burgh

I really hate the duties of being a celebrity, like getting dressed up for the red carpet.

— America Ferrera

Being famous hasn't changed my perception of myself - I've just grown up.

— Cat Deeley

The time is now on everything, took my heart away from money aint interested in fame.

— Wale

To be honored with the WWE Hall of Fame, I cannot put into words how big it is for me.

— Bruno Sammartino

I have a theory that if you're famous more years than you're not famous, then you get a little nutty.

— Dana Carvey

Honestly, man, I'm not somebody who wants the celebrity. I could really care less about that stuff. I know everyone says it,…

— Dylan O'Brien

Everyone is so attached to someone having a spat with another celebrity. It overshadows the good people do.

— Cher Lloyd

And fame, for a painter means sales, gains, fortune, riches. And today, as you know, I am celebrated. I am rich.

— Pablo Picasso

None of us are really singled out as like, the star of the show, you know what I mean? Nobody's in anybody's…

— Brian Quinn

One of the things that's fun about that is that sometimes you grow up knowing about someone because they were famous, but…

— Matt Ross

Fame comes with its own standard. A guy who twitches his lips is just another guy with a lip twitch - unless…

— Sammy Davis, Jr

I didn't want to be an actress at all, or famous even. I certainly enjoy acting now, absolutely. Time will tell whether…

— Gabourey Sidibe

Many people we consider legends, such as Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry, remain so scarred by scandals, injustices and regrets from…

— Neil Strauss

Fame is fun, money is useful, celebrity can be exciting, but finally life is about optimal well-being and how we achieve that…

— Bell Hooks

Being famous very often means sacrificing your privacy and that of others. You have to impose on those close to you a…

— Giorgio Armani

The library is not a shrine for the worship of books. It is not a temple where literary incense must be burned…

— Norman Cousins

I wanted to be seen as a good person, and never wanted to let people down, but I found it hard to…

— Greg LeMond

I mean look, everyone wants to do the story on the rising star, and when the star is up, they all want…

— Dan Bilzerian

I always feel bad when I meet celebrities and I can just tell every single thing about their personal life, I just…

— John Waters

I don't want to sound bigheaded or anything, but when you reach a certain level of recognition or fame, or whatever you…

— Freddie Ljungberg

“People do not undermine your ideas; they undermine you.”

— Abhaidev

A fashion plate, a rock star in his own mind, Megamind is more showman than deadly menace.

— Will Ferrell

I am very driven by fame and success; I like to succeed at everything I do.

— Jenna Jameson

“Know what 'celebrity' is kid? Being paid to bullshit the rest of your natural life.”

— Joyce Carol Oates

Celebrities aren't scary, I don't crave fame or that side of it at all.

— Naughty Boy

I'm more interested in being good than being famous.

— Annie Leibovitz

Celebrity is never more admired than by the negligent.

— William Shakespeare

They say fame and money are capable of bringing out the worst in you.

— Mazher

Some people change when they think they're a star or something.

— Paris Hilton

After thirty years of being 'the camel lady,' believe me: One becomes inured to the spotlight.

— Robyn Davidson

Earl Hebner should definitely be in the WWE Hall of Fame.

— Stone Cold Steve Austin

Celebrities aren't supposed to share their public opinion.

— Benny the Butcher

I don't think you can decide how famous or not you become.

— Rupert Friend

I'm in show business... I want to hang out with Janet Jackson, not Jesse Jackson.

— Chris Rock

I am not a name-dropper. I can't help it if everybody I know is famous.

— Zsa Zsa Gabor

I admit that Mendeleev has two wives, but I have only one Mendeleev.

— Alexander III of Russia