Becoming successful Quote by Jay McInerney

Isn't that the definition of a star? Someone who can get a film made?

— Bruce Robinson

I don't represent myself as a star, but an actor who wants to make movies.

— Jean Dujardin

I think a lot of people, if they get the opportunity to do some acting, they think, 'I might be a star.'

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

As I got older, with my work, I became aware of the responsibility of film, and I feel one of the best ways I…

— Nicolas Cage

Everybody says, 'You impress me as a guy who never wanted to be a movie star.' I say, 'Everybody in the world wants to…

— Rip Torn

The word 'star' is misused. A good film will never fail. And if you have become an actor to become a star, then your…

— Varun Dhawan

Theater actors are just tolerated. You have to be a movie star to be a celebrity.

— Michael Gambon

I can never describe myself as a movie star. I don't know when that happens but it's certainly not me.

— Olivia Wilde

Being a public figure was reserved for movie stars.

— Jacqueline de Ribes

There's a difference between being a star and an actor. If you feed off from being in the public eye, this is the unfortunate…

— Rasika Dugal

Surrounded by high-paid publicity people and professional ego massagers, movie stars, like politicians, almost invariably come to believe that they are nicer, more charming,…

— Michael Korda

I think being a movie star is about whether an audience can watch you and care about you.

— Tom Sizemore