“You meet people in Hollywood that are famous, and you're not sure what they got famous for.”
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“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.”
“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.”
“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!”
“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.”
“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.”
“I don't have famous neighbours and if I did, I'd avoid them. I don't live the jet-set.”
“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.”
“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.”
“You know, one of the biggest thrills I have is when famous people recognize me from Taxi.”
“Anytime you cast a movie and you need someone famous in the lead part, you're a prisoner of whoever happens to be famous in the six-month window in which you're trying to get a film financed.”
“I just think Rosa Parks was overrated. Last time I checked, she got famous for breaking the law.”
“It wasn't being an alcoholic - it was going wild. It happened when I got famous. It was like having my teens in my early thirties: blotting out your life, not having to think about anything.”
“I remember Michael saying, 'Rich and famous? It's much better to be just rich'. I didn't quite get it to begin with. But he's right. You lose anonymity. I say to my family that you've no idea until you lose it how precious anonymity is.”
“I want to thank all the women who have worn my clothes, the famous and the unknown, who have been so faithful to me and given me so much joy.”
“It was deeply important for me to understand where Mandela came from. Because we know where he was going, and that's a famous story, but who was he? Where did he come from? What was his upbringing?”
“I had a sense of who I was before I got famous.”
“I really feel like it's a travesty to make a child famous. I really do.”
“I have never wanted to be famous, as such - fame is a by-product.”
“Actually, bizarrely, in America, I get more appreciation from the odd, unusual stuff I've done, almost because I'm not, if you like, famous in America as I am in England.”
“Save your rejections so that later when you are famous you can show them to people and laugh.”
“HBO is really famous for hiring good people and staying out of their way until they ask for help, or need it. And that reputation is earned.”
“Ever since grammar school, I knew I wanted to be famous - I always wanted to be a singer.”
“None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in could happen to anyone.”