The Kardashians can be famous for being famous. What do they do? I can’t figure it out.
Because you know when you first become famous, you start walking a little different because people are staring at you.
I don’t see myself as famous; I see myself as a normal person with a job that is not very normal. My work life is very out there and very public. But I do my best to maintain my privacy.
I never dreamt of being a musician for my livelihood. I certainly never would have wanted to be in the business that I’m in, meaning the fame and the glory, the glitter, the rock star, the famous part.
I’ve never been interested in being famous. I enjoy acting. That’s what’s important to me.
I didn’t start out to become famous, so when it disappeared, I thought, well, that happens sometimes.
I earned my famous name.
I’ve never been one for crushing on famous people.
I used to send away for eight-minute Super 8 movies of various Ray Harryhausen scenes advertised on the back of ‘Famous Monsters of Filmland’ magazine.
It took being famous to make me cool, which, by the way, I never forgot.
I’ve watched a lot of people who became famous who completely change and I think it’s because they tend to believe all the hype that’s out there. I don’t think there’s that much hype about me.
I’m the man that made wrestling famous.
If anyone besides famous people knew what it was like to be a famous person, they would never want to be famous.
I look at other people my age in this industry, other famous people my age, and they’ve just got famous friends. Which is cool, but I love being normal and just chilling at mine.
And if I have kids one day, I can tell them that I was famous on Instagram, which is really funny, and they will think that I’m really lame. Everything is temporary.
I want to be famous. That’s my ambition, and there is nothing wrong with it.
Bill Cosby is a famous black guy who has a bully pulpit the size of the world; it’s global. He puts his colossal foot on the vulnerable necks of poor people, and as a result of that, we don’t have a balanced conversation.
I was in this hamster wheel of being famous for being famous, much like a reality star. You would put me on a talkshow, I would say outrageous things. I was just perpetuating myself as a celebrity, and I found that really empty.
I will never forget when we performed at the Tokyo Dome. Growing up, I was told that only A-list famous musicians are invited to perform at that venue.
There’s such big pressure on people who are incredibly famous, on those who have people sitting outside their front door and taking photos every time they move.
I had a very erratic career. I got very famous for a minute and then it just all went away, you know?
George Harrison was also a pleasure to work with. He was one of the most famous people I’ve ever known, but in spite of that fame, he was such a nice and friendly guy.
I don’t want to be that famous.
I was almost as famous at Indiana for my television shows as I was my coaching. That’s kind of embarrassing when you think about it.
There are two types of actors: those who say they don’t want to be famous, and those who are liars.
