When I was 10, my parents really valued success in the arts, and I thought if I was a famous ‘something artistic,’ that they would love me more.
I wasn’t trying to be famous when I started making music. I mean, that wasn’t the first thing I wanted.
io9 was the last standalone site that Gawker Media ever launched. It was born at a time when many of the company’s other famous sites, from Consumerist and Wonkette to Fleshbot and Idolator, were being sold off or shuttered.
I never cultivated a personality. Almost everyone who is really famous has cultivated a personality.
People think I can’t go shopping – that’s their perception of how famous I am.
It’s not the job of the art to accommodate me and make me more money, make me more famous and get me more girls.
This whole segregation between famous people and other people is complete rubbish.
Being famous is a bit dangerous sometimes.
I enjoyed living in Canada, where my husband comes from, because I was treated like any ordinary person. I became a volunteer at my children’s school; I went into the classroom. It was very grounding. I got sick of being famous.
Parenthood is a great equalizer. It doesn’t matter how famous you are – once you become a parent, you are just like everyone else.
I wasn’t meant to be famous. I’ve been blessed.
I love Italy. This is the country that made me famous, and I would love to stay in Serie A.
I wouldn’t imagine I would become famous in America for my talk shows.
One of the reasons so many kids bought ‘Famous Monsters’ was that it gave them ability to order 8mm and Super-8 versions of their favorite monster movies.
I didn’t want to be famous for its own sake. I wanted to be famous so as to be happy.
I’d prefer to go under the radar and just do the acting without being famous for it.
My goal was never to be famous, but to be a consistently working actor.
I have this famous joke that I use: Why was God able to create Heaven and Earth in seven days and seven nights? Because he didn’t have installed customers and legacy technology to worry about.
I don’t watch ‘The X Factor’ any more. Why do I want to see someone say the same old thing – it’s all they’ve ever dreamed about – then lose and burst into tears and go into neurosis? They just want to be famous – it doesn’t matter how.
Have I ever been to a party with a ton of famous people in it? Yes, several times, so I guess that’s a Hollywood lifestyle.
I like twinsets, and I’m famous for always wearing crop tops.
As soon as Liverpool declared their interest in signing me, it was a simple decision to make. A club with Liverpool’s history wants you? Come on, you just pack your bags and go. It will be an honour to wear the famous red shirt.
But just playing the partner of someone famous, I had a lot more freedom.
The records of adopted children are sealed in California. That seal is considered inviolable… The judge ruled that, because I was famous, he didn’t have the same rights as other kids.
You can’t copyright a urinal. But you could probably copyright a sculpture of a urinal. And like Duchamp’s famous work, code is both, at the same time.
