Fifteen Minutes Of Fame Quotes

12 quotes from 11 authors

Chasing a flash of recognition, these twelve quotes strip away glamour to expose what follows a spotlight. I gathered 12 thoughts from 11 writers, noting ego spikes, legal fallout, and ridicule. For a broader look at celebrity culture or public image, see the 'Celebrity Culture', 'Social Media', and 'Public Image' pages.

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You never know how long your fifteen minutes of fame is going to last.

Jeff Dunham

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Pelé is one of the few who contradicted my theory: instead of fifteen minutes of fame, he will have fifteen centuries.

Andy Warhol

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I like young actors because they're so unspoiled, not like some of those actors who are about half an hour into their…

John Hughes

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If people are still buying tickets, and still buying the DVDs, and they're still watching on YouTube and my fifteen minutes of…

Jeff Dunham

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The business is about coming up with a business plan and using your relationships and networking and seeing your dreams come true.…

Eva Marcille

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In the future, everyone will have fifteen minutes of fame. Followed by fifteen minutes of legal problems, fifteen minutes of ridicule from…

Dan Piraro

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“I’d be damned if I listened to the same money-grubbing whores who'd sell their ideals and principles for their fifteen minutes of…

Bruce Crown

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“The vast wasteland of television programming had finally reached its zenith, and the average person was no longer limited to fifteen minutes…

Ernest Cline

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Modeling's actually been treating me a lot better at age 24 than when I was 21. Young girls get their hopes up…

Alexandra Richards

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Fifteen minutes of fame doesn't make a career. An article in a magazine, newspaper, interview on television or multiple print ads may…

Jack White

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“The older generation scratched their heads, long comfortable in misery or ignorance now, they’d lost their need to rock the boat. Rocking…

Cindy Brandner

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“their fifteen minutes of fame. Alan Townsend? Maybe. During their interview, Orr had told Tracy she felt guilty about what had happened…

Robert Dugoni

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