Celebrity Sayings – Quotations About Celebrity-Hood

by allinspiration.com

Wonder what various famous persons say about celebrity-hood and being a celebrity? Check out this collection of celebrity sayings and quotes.

“I’m not comfortable being around too many people. I don’t like being out in public too much. I don’t like going to bars. I don’t like doing celebrity stuff. So most of the characters I play are people who don’t always feel comfortable beyond their small circle of friends.”
– Adam Sandler

“I just want to make music, I don’t want people to talk about me. All I’ve ever wanted to do was sing. I don’t want to be a celebrity. I don’t want to be in people’s faces, you know, constantly on covers of magazine that I haven’t even known I’m on.”
– Adele

“The whole celebrity thing is not something I’m overly interested in. I don’t pop up at parties. It’s just not my thing.”
– Alanis Morissette

“I can’t get sucked into that celebrity thing, because I think it’s just crass.”
– Alexander McQueen

“It’s really hard when a celebrity dies out of nowhere, ’cause it’s very shocking… surreal.”
– Ashley Tisdale

“It is better for me to serve a charity as an actor or a voice, rather than at a luncheon being just a celebrity.”
– Ben Kingsley

“Of course, nobody’s tearing my door down. If you’re successful you’re going to intimidate and scare off the people you’d like to spend time with. They’re not going to approach you. And the ones who do are often there because you are a celebrity.”
– Betty White

“I am not just a celebrity, I’m a human-rights advocate for the last 20 years.”
– Bianca Jagger

“If you don’t fit into this kind of like gossipy, trendy, Web-hit thingy, you’re relegated to sort of second-class celebrity status.”
– Billy Corgan

“Celebrity is ridiculous and silly and it’s mad that people like me are listened to – you know, rap stars and movie stars.”
– Bono

“I spent the ’90s trying to hide out, trying to duck the full celebrity cacophony.”
– Brad Pitt

“I don’t like celebrity programmes – but I do like programmes about how ideas are formed and evolve.”
– Brian Eno

“I know that if I had a television in my flat I would convince myself that everything on it was really interesting. I would say, ‘I’m a Celebrity – Get Me Out of Here!’ is so sociologically fascinating that I think I’d better watch.”
– Brian Eno

“I’ve never been enamoured by the idea of being a celebrity.”
– Bryan Adams

“To be a celebrity, I couldn’t think of anything more cringe-worthy.”
– Bryan Adams

“I was born into big celebrity. It could only diminish.”
– Carrie Fisher

“I live my life parallel with my work, and they are both equally important. I’m always amazed how much people talk about celebrity and fame. I don’t understand the attraction.”
– Cate Blanchett

“It’s never a good idea for a celebrity to sign autographs or take pictures if a crowd is gathering.”
– Chevy Chase

“Celebrity culture has gone crazy, and I think the reason is that real news is just not bearable, and it also seems impossible to change anything.”
– Chris Martin

“It’s just nice to work hard and be rewarded, which is having lots of people watch. And the icing on the cake is for me is to be able to walk around with pride, feeling that the product you put out is worthy of being watched. But honestly, it’s not a big deal. I don’t put too much stock in fame or celebrity anyway. I don’t put it in the ‘important’ box.”
– Christopher Meloni

“I know this is going to sound cheesy and like I’m trying to be Miss America, but the most important responsibility a celebrity has is to set an example and be a role model.”
– Clay Aiken

“I don’t mean that if you’re a Christian, walking close to God, you will immediately gain celebrity. you may fail as an artist, because you may not have what the public want at that time, and you have to be prepared for that.”
– Cliff Richard

“Oprah is signed on to help, and a lot of celebrity friends have agreed to help me raise money for Make-A-Wish. We want to make the world a better place for innocent children. I cried my heart out when my father died from cancer. I wish I was smarter, wiser like a doctor, to save these children from dying.”
– Criss Angel

“When you say you are a gamer and you are a celebrity or a former celebrity there’s a grain of salt that everybody takes that with.”
– Curt Schilling

“I hope we can keep doing it this way – making music and art that are pure products of our influences while not really having to let the whole celebrity side of it get in the way. Then maybe more virtual bands will come out and do the same thing.”
– Damon Albarn

“A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services.”
– Daniel J. Boorstin

“The celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness.”
– Daniel J. Boorstin

“At one time there were voiceover artists, now there are celebrity voiceover artists. It’s unfortunate because these people need the money less than the voiceover artist.”
– David Duchovny

“Maybe the best things about celebrity are the things like being able to get that seat on the plane that you wouldn’t normally get, but that’s kind of like cheating.”
– David Duchovny

“People think celebrities don’t have to worry about human things like sickness and death and rent. It’s like you’ve traveled to this Land of Celebrity, this other country.”
– David Duchovny

“People think celebrities don’t have to worry about human things like sickness and death and rent. It’s like you’ve traveled to this Land of Celebrity, this other country. They want you to tell about what you saw.”
– David Duchovny

“Celebrity means that I can affect people in a positive way.”
– David Hasselhoff

“In a cornball way, I think being a celebrity is about making a difference, too.”
– David Hasselhoff

“As for the world of fashion and celebrity, I have the usual interest in the human comedy, but the problems of depiction absorb me more.”
– David Hockney

“We need to build websites with celebrity speakers who talk about the ideals of fairness, sharing, democratic cooperation, and altruism in public life.”
– Deepak Chopra

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