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Celebrity Quotes by Daniel J. Boorstin
- A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services.
- The celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness.
- The hero was distinguished by his achievement; the celebrity by his image or trademark. The hero created himself; the celebrity is created by the media.…
- The hero is known for achievements; the celebrity for well-knowns. The hero reveals the possibilities of human nature. The celebrity reveals the possibilities of the…
- God is the celebrity author of the world's best seller. We have made god into the biggest celebrity of all, to contain our own emptiness.
- A celebrity is a person known for his well-knownness. Celebrities intensify their celebrity images simply by being well known for relations among themselves. By a…
- Best-sellerism is the star system of the book world. A "best seller" is a celebrity among books. It is a book known primarily (sometimes exclusively)…
- Celebrity-worship and hero-worship should not be confused. Yet we confuse them every day, and by doing so we come dangerously close to depriving ourselves of…
More Celebrity Quotes
- I don't need fame any more. People are less interested in me in terms of celebrity. I'm happy to see a new… — Dan Aykroyd
- I do struggle with how much and in which way, as an artist or celebrity, that you voice your political views. — Kevin Bacon
- I love being an entertainer - not really fond of being a celebrity. — Erykah Badu
- I've always competed in those shows. Like, I won 'Fear Factor', I did 'I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here', I… — Stephen Baldwin
- I did what I could to inflate the rumor I was on my way to stardom. What I was on my way… — Tallulah Bankhead
- There is no good side to celebrity. — Javier Bardem
- Celebrity is very weird. — Javier Bardem
- You have to remember that when you are a performer you become a celebrity, but you are not saving lives. It's not… — Victoria Beckham
- I've been that celebrity on the red carpet, and I appreciate that something hasn't got to just look good from the front,… — Victoria Beckham
- I just want to make music, I don't want people to talk about me. All I've ever wanted to do was sing.… — Adele
- It's a big thing now: A lot of people want to be assistants to celebrities. If you're pursuing that, you're an idiot.… — Lewis Black
- I live my life parallel with my work, and they are both equally important. I'm always amazed how much people talk about… — Cate Blanchett