642 private quotes tagged famous

“It's very hard to get rich and famous at a young age and handle it well.” — Randy Newman

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“We had such a wonderful set of circumstances in Wilmington. Yes, the four of us became famous literally overnight, but we were in a small town and we always knew when people were coming down. We always knew when to behave.” — Katie Holmes

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“I get to meet fantastic people, and I get to go through so many emotions. For me, I have a craving for that. When I'm acting, I feel great. It's not to be famous.” — Christopher Parker

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“I worked on scores. I went to the musical library in Berlin which is very famous. I discovered that we had scores of Beethoven, printed scores of Beethoven, that are full of mistakes. Not the wrong or false notes, but the wrong dynamic, understandable things.” — Kurt Masur

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“I was in a karaoke video in 1991, for a song called 'Sukiyaki,' which is a very famous Japanese song, and I've actually heard from people that they've been in bars in Asia where they've seen me come up in the 'Sukiyaki' video that they play behind you. I'm in that. I'm in a karaoke video.” — Michael Weatherly

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“You know, I think Jesus was famous and also in a lot of trouble because he always chose people over sort of established procedures.” — Gene Robinson

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“Olympic Gold changed me and my life dramatically. I became a celebrity overnight and people see me as a famous skater, not a real person.” — Oksana Baiul

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“When I first became famous, I didn't know if I could go where I wanted to because I didn't know how people were going to act. Some folks would scream and holler, and I didn't know what to do with that.” — Jill Scott

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“In a lot of aspects it's cooler that we don't have a lot of really overly famous people in the band.” — Neal Schon

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“Look at Gleason in The Honeymooners. He was humorous but the way he lived wasn't really humorous. He was a bus driver. Who wants to be a bus driver? He didn't have any money and he was not famous. But despite that, the show is humorous.” — George Thorogood

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“No matter how famous and established they were or however blessed they were with great songs or long careers, if they lived alone, they lived alone. That's not the way I wanted to live prior to the tour or after.” — Edie Brickell

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“I've never had a desire to be famous. Lots of actors are actually extremely shy. I have shy areas.” — Jeremy Northam

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“Many medal winners dream of competing in a sport other than the one they're famous for.” — Mary Lou Retton

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“I had one fight in my adult life. I had the famous '89 fight with Nicole, which she admits that she initiated the physical part.” — O. J. Simpson

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“For somebody famous, it's weird anyway to meet someone, because they have a preconceived notion of who you are.” — Ricki Lake

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“I didn't want to be famous. I just wanted to earn enough money to have a nice life and enjoy acting.” — David McCallum

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“But just playing the partner of someone famous, I had a lot more freedom.” — Rachel Griffiths

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“I'm officially near-famous. If you've got four year old kids and you've got cable, then you've got no choice but to know who I am. But if you're one of my peers - a 26-year old guy who lives in Manhattan - you have no idea who I am. I'm only famous if you're four.” — Steve Burns

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“I'm terrified of being too famous. What I'm really afraid of is that the audiences will go into the theater and not be able to forget that it's me, that fame will stand in the way of my acting. I want to keep being able to change into different shapes and different personalities.” — Noomi Rapace

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“In fact, I'd just like to own something. Everyone thinks I'm glamorous, rich and famous but all I've got is some recording equipment and a battered old BMW.” — Dido Armstrong

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“You don't have to be rich and famous. You just have to be an ordinary person, doing extraordinary things. I'd like more people to know that it's there. Women's achievements still aren't recognised enough in many areas.” — Joan Armatrading

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“When I was a kid, the idea of why I wanted acting to be the thing I do for the rest of my life was different. It was, Oh yeah, I'll get girls and be famous.” — Edward Furlong

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“I think anybody who's famous has to deal with their fame in their own way, and I dealt with it by making a film about a kid who's looking out into the world of celebrity obsession.” — Adrian Grenier

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“I've been around some very famous people, but no one has the effect Maradona has people tremble in his presence.” — Emir Kusturica

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“I don't know how to construct a career that'll make me famous. Except maybe get my ears pinned back, get my teeth done, and go to America. But then I'll be competing with billions of actors who haven't got false teeth, and who are 25.” — Ian Hart

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