More Famous Sayings And Quotations On Fame

by allinspiration.com

“I never thought about being famous.”
– Damon Wayans

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

“Worldly fame is but a breath of wind that blows now this way, and now that, and changes name as it changes direction.”
– Dante Alighieri

“Being famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.”
– Dave Chappelle

“I love being famous – it’s phenomenal.”
– Dave Chappelle

“We movie stars all end up by ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we want to.”
– Davis, Bette

“A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I’m still doing it.”
– Davis, Miles

“I always loved working as an actress, but I didn’t understand why I couldn’t just opt out of being famous. And then I realized you can, and I think I did. And eventually, I came to understand that you can do that and also keep working.”
– Debra Winger

“To enjoy being famous, you need to have a screw loose.”
– Diablo Cody

“You know, I did not like being famous. It was a stressful and ugly time, and I’m glad it’s over.”
– Diablo Cody

“Fame is a fickle food upon a shifting plate.”
– Dickinson, Emily

“Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained by very few; and that, too, at the expense of social pleasure, health, conscience, life.”
– Disraeli, Benjamin

“Having bodyguards is just part of being famous, I think.”
– Dolph Lundgren

“Whenever I see a famous person in public, I don’t snap a picture or ask to be in a picture with them or ask for an autograph. They don’t owe me a thing for being famous. The only thing I ask is that they not become upset when it seems like I am ignoring them. I’ll give a polite nod if needed and I’ll speak if spoken to, but I’m not going out of my way to interact with anyone, famous or not.”
– Duane Alan Hahn

“It’s hard to stay anonymous in the spotlight. If you don’t want strangers to recognize you in public, don’t perform on stage or in front of a camera in the first place. Either stay in the shadows or stop complaining about the fame you asked for.”
– Duane Alan Hahn

“Fame without funds is futile.”
– Duane Alan Hahn

“Many actors are like migrant farm workers praying for steady work, but give them a TV series and little fame and their eyes are on the door before the second season is over.”
– Duane Alan Hahn

“To want fame is to prefer dying scorned than forgotten.”
– E. M. Cioran

“When we were growing up our parents somehow made it clear that being famous was good. And I mistakenly thought that if I was famous then everyone would love me.”
– Ellen Degeneres

“There has never been a statue erected to the memory of someone who let well enough alone.”
– Ellinger, Jules

“Fame is proof that the people are gullible.”
– Emerson, Ralph Waldo

“I don’t mean being famous is a perk, because one knows that it’s not necessarily a perk, but there are certain perks to being well-known and respected in one’s field. Public perks. Like, I don’t know, general friendliness and willingness to please, just to point out two.”
– Emma Thompson

“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
– Erasmus, Desiderius

“To put it simply – you know, a lot of people believe that the benefit of this job is fame and fortune. I believe that you pay for the fortune through the fame. I don’t buy into the notion that being famous is somehow a good thing, or an exciting thing, or a wonderful thing.”
– Evangeline Lilly

“Tis the white stag, Fame, we’re a-hunting, bid the world’s hounds come to horn!”
– Ezra Pound

“Being famous gets me good concert tickets, good tables in restaurants, good seats at sporting events and that’s really about it.”
– Fran Drescher

“A celebrity is a person who works hard all of their life to become well known, and then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized.”
– Fred A. Allen

“It wasn’t not being famous any more, or even not being a recording artist. It was having nobody who needed me, no phones ringing, nothing to do. Because I’m still too young to do nothing. I was only 24 when all that happened. Now, at 40, I feel I’ve got more to give than I ever have.”
– Gary Barlow

“I don’t go to premieres. I don’t go to parties. I don’t covet the Oscar. I don’t want any of that. I don’t go out. I just have dinner at home every night with my kids. Being famous, that’s a whole other career. And I haven’t got any energy for it.”
– Gary Oldman

“A celebrity is one who is known to many persons he is glad he doesn’t know.”
– H. L. Mencken

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