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.
George Harrison was also a pleasure to work with. He was one of the most famous people I've ever known, but in spite of that fame, he was such a nice and friendly guy.
I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
I don't put weight on fame, and having people around me just because I am famous makes me feel really bad about myself.
But once I acclimated and really used fame for what it was offering me as a tool to serve my life purpose of inspiring and contributing, then it started to get fun again.
A life lived with integrity - even if it lacks the trappings of fame and fortune is a shining star in whose light others may follow in the years to come.
Changes your life, getting into the Hall of Fame. For the rest of my life, I'll be known as Hall of Famer George Kell.
There is not in the world so toilsome a trade as the pursuit of fame; life concludes before you have so much as sketched your work.
He is not dead who departs from life with a high and noble fame; but he is dead, even while living, whose brow is branded with infamy.
It's very easy to be cynical about the hall of fame. But on the other hand, it's really a beautiful thing for someone like me. I dedicated my entire life to this music.
I love traveling. It not only opens my mind up, but it also allows me to use my fame in another way through humanitarian works and stuff, and being an influence around the world.
Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid.
Fame is empowering. My mistake was that I thought I would instinctively know how to handle it. But there's no manual, no training course.
I started to hate fame, I didn't want to go out, because I didn't want to be recognised for what I was being recognised for.
I've got a very peculiar sort of fame, based on being on the telly. It doesn't mean you have the lifestyle people expect.
People in the Hall of Fame tend to clap their hands and say, 'OK, I've done it all,' but for me, it was a new beginning.
Sometimes I think about money, position, fame but my heart always craves for love.
The right people make you realize fame and fortune is cool, but small moments of pure freedom is better.
I'm trying to deal with ideas about histories, fame, hearsay, and how public identities are constructed.
Goose Gossage is a friend of mine, and he's definitely a Hall of Fame pitcher in my mind.
Like a child star whose fame fades as the years advance, many once-innovative companies become less so as they mature.
