642 private quotes tagged famous

“Being a famous actress may give you a sense of being important, but believe me, it's just an illusion.”— Juliette Binoche

“It's never been my purpose to become an American icon, or more famous or richer.”— Juliette Binoche

“I didn't get hugely famous really quick. It was a slow, gradual process, so I was able to sort of grow into myself and figure out who I was and what I wanted without the glaring spotlight on me telling me who I was.”— Sarah McLachlan

“I've had to deal, a lot, with my own sense of intimidation at meeting famous people - especially actors, but really any famous people.”— Charlie Kaufman

“It is more interesting to be compared to someone famous, because it lets you gauge what perceptions people have about your appearance.”— Arthur Smith

“Nobody wants to end up super rich and famous - but divorced. I'm always clear on that and try to stay on the right side of the line.”— Bear Grylls

“When famous people come up to you it's a bit weird, but it's an honour, really, when they recognise you and want to chat to you for a bit.”— Wayne Rooney

“I was very famous as a young man and I celebrated both the good and bad times with drinking.”— Glenn Hughes

“But I didn't ask to have somebody nose around in my private life. I didn't even ask to be famous. All I asked was to be able to earn a living making people laugh.”— Carol Burnett

“You can become famous but you can't become unfamous. You can become infamous but not unfamous.”— Dave Chappelle

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

“I love being famous - it's phenomenal.”— Dave Chappelle

“Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful - unless one was striving for mediocrity.”— William Hurt

“Celebrity distorts democracy by giving the rich, beautiful, and famous more authority than they deserve.”— Maureen Dowd

“I hope this doesn't sound pompous but I don't think of myself as famous, whatever fame I've got has come through what I've done and associations of things I've done.”— Peter Cushing

“You meet people in Hollywood that are famous, and you're not sure what they got famous for.”— Rainn Wilson

“I think in the end, when you're famous, people like to narrow you down to a few personality traits. I think I've just become this ambitious, say-whatever's-on-her-mind, intimidating person. And that's part of my personality, but it's certainly not anywhere near the whole thing.”— Madonna Ciccone

“A lot of times on tour it's about, 'OK, where am I today? Wow, I'm in Costa Rica. What is their famous dish?' And it's about trying the food, and really experiencing it.”— Fergie

“I'm famous for splurging at fast-food places. I'm currently obsessed with Taco Bell's bean and cheese burritos with extra green sauce and extra cheese. Gluttony!”— Fergie

“You can be famous for a lot of things. You can be a Nobel-prize winner. You can be the fattest guy in the world.”— Evel Knievel

“I know somebody from university who's called Phil Collins and I think there's something terribly unfortunate about sharing a name With somebody who either is famous or becomes famous.”— David Walliams

“I don't have famous neighbours and if I did, I'd avoid them. I don't live the jet-set.”— Vanessa Paradis

“People don't get through to the essence of you right away - it's always the famous 'girl' or the famous 'girlfriend'. I'd rather be known for myself.”— Vanessa Paradis

“What is a movie star? It is an illusion. It was everything I ever wanted to be, but it became a kind of shell, non? It was what made me famous and got me women. But it wasn't real.”— Jean Claude Van Damme

“I'm following my dreams and doing what I love as a designer. I did not want to be one of those kids with a famous last name that doesn't do anything. That is very unfulfilling to me and I'm very happy.”— Nicky Hilton