Famous Quotes · Page 58

Black women have been screaming about famous predators like R&B singer R. Kelly, who allegedly preys on black girls, for well over…

— Tarana Burke

I never wanted fame, of all things, and I'm not just being cheeky. There are benefits that come with being famous, but…

— Grace Park

I'm not a celebrity or near celebrity. Sometimes people will say, "You're famous" and that stops me right there. What does fame…

— Richard Bach

I have a very down-to-earth father. My wife is an actress and famous herself is more down-to-earth than anyone I know.

— Brad Paisley

I am not hugely famous; I am not a name. For me, it's not the size of the role, it's the material…

— Ruth Negga

One of the strengths of the DC Universe has been the strength of the rogues' gallery. Often times they're as famous -…

— Jim Lee

I think a famous parent is really different from a famous grandparent. My parents are very successful, but no one knows who…

— Zoe Kazan

In a strange way, Louise Erdrich is perhaps our least famous great American writer; she is not reclusive, but she is reticent,…

— Rumaan Alam

There's always going to be that pressure when you're in front of the camera. When you're famous it's just an extreme version…

— Geri Halliwell

I feel lucky, where I'm not 'famous' famous. I'm not someone that everyone kind of knows for no reason. If people know…

— Bo Burnham

I think the thing to remember, though, the next time you hear someone who is really certain that he is on the…

— Jon Carroll

It is not possible to be regarded with tenderness, except by a few. That merit which gives greatness and renown diffuses its…

— Samuel Johnson

Before you're famous it's stuff that seems like it'd be really cool, but once you get it, you realize it's not bad,…

— Tucker Max

I don't need to be wildly famous for my life to make sense. I guess I'm kind of happy where I'm at,…

— Cory Monteith

If I hadn't been famous, I would not have been invited on the TV show where I met my husband Sven and…

— Rebecca Loos

TV brings in a fixed amount weekly. And money was my only reason to sign the famous television sitcom 'Office Office.'

— Sanjay Mishra

I was famous in a way that was kind of terrifying. I had no protection. When reporters showed up at my house,…

— Marcia Clark

“They needn’t have worried. Three hundred men, it turned out, were not enough to massacre a man like Bussy.* The assassination attempt…

— Nancy Goldstone

You hear horror stories about scary mothers who just want their kids to be famous. I could be waitressing in a restaurant,…

— Maisie Williams

I'd never read 'Lord of the Rings' until I was asked to play Gandalf, so I didn't really know it was a…

— Ian Mckellen

When you're famous, you have a certain sense of responsibility because so many people are looking at you for inspiration and for…

— Aimee Osbourne

I grew up watching Amy in 'Enchanted'; I was told that if you had to meet your first famous person you'd be…

— Eliza Scanlen

I seem to be able to go from part to part without being recognised, which I like. When I was little, I…

— Rachael Stirling

Look at Jane Lynch, another Chicagoan. She has a career I'd kill for. She does amazing work; she's famous enough to have…

— Amy Landecker

I drive around on my scooter in Milan alone - we don't have bodyguards or anything like that. I am a fashion…

— Stefano Gabbana

“Just because you're loud and famous, doesn't mean you're correct. Neither the volume of your voice nor the size of your platform…

— Steve Maraboli

The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you. You're in a conversation and everybody's agreeing with…

— Al Pacino

I'm doing a new musical on Broadway, which opens in October called 'The Boy from Oz,' where I play Peter Allen. For…

— Hugh Jackman

A famous man once said, 'A sure formula for failure is to try and please everyone.' Some might say I built a…

— Dan Pena

I don't try and coax people to come out because it needs to be right for them as an individual but when…

— Gareth Thomas

I met a lot of famous people when I was about 24. And none of them seemed very appealing. And so I…

— Ethan Hawke

We imagine that the admiration of the works of celebrated men has become common, because the admiration of their names has become…

— William Hazlitt

On the whole, the accommodationist position has been dominant in U.S. law and public culture ─ ever since George Washington wrote a…

— Martha Nussbaum

Who's famous anymore? No one. There are these comedians that are famous in a weird way. There are comedians, like Anjelah Johnson…

— Moshe Kasher

Florida is a state made famous to most Americans by its sunny beaches, Disney and visiting retired grandparents. But Florida's place in…

— Michael Waltz

Those who have the most power - whether famous TV anchors, rich Hollywood moguls, judges, Members of Congress, or the president of…

— Pramila Jayapal

Aristotle was famous for knowing everything. He taught that the brain exists merely to cool the blood and is not involved in…

— Will Cuppy

There are a lot of famous people who started out with us and became stars and I wouldn't swap my life with…

— Bob Mortimer

When I was growing up, the most famous people to me were Posh and Becks, because the Spice Girls were so big,…

— Charlotte Crosby

Try this experiment: Pick a famous movie - 'Casablanca,' say - and summarize the plot in one sentence. Is that plot you…

— Peter Greenaway