Fame changes everything. When you're well-known, you're expected to be different. Some people assume you must have a yacht and four homes. Or that you're famous because you are 'A Decent Man'.
I just don't want to be famous. I feel like there's a lot of sacrifice in that I'm not really willing to make.
The American Dream is a term that is often used but also often misunderstood. It isn't really about becoming rich or famous. It is about things much simpler and more fundamental than that.
Berry Gordy turned his house into a studio and discovered over 30 acts in the city. And we're famous all over the world.
Hollywood's famous for putting you in a box.
Know the names of past and current artists who are most famous for playing their instruments.
Having a Nobel Prize or being a famous scientist will get you a week to a week and a half, metaphorically speaking, of a hearing for your new idea, but after that, it's going to tank if you don't have the evidence and support for it.
Oh yeah, I was one of the first guys writing comic books, I wrote Captain America, with guys like Stan Lee, who became famous later on with Marvel Comics.
I try to become more humble and more myself with every year. There was a while when I got famous where I was so confused and my head was spinning.
People should recognize who you are and how you can act rather then how famous you are.
This whole segregation between famous people and other people is complete rubbish.
No one teaches you how to be a famous person; no one teaches you how to be a role model. It's something you have to do on your own.
You hear horror stories about scary mothers who just want their kids to be famous. I could be waitressing in a restaurant, and my mum would be happy as long as I was happy.
I never thought being famous would be wonderful, but my limited exposure to celebrity has shown me the dark side big-time.
When I was young, I did actually model and was much photographed by famous photographers. But I was always a bookworm.
And I want to be able to - you know, make Republicans and Democrats famous for keeping jobs in California.
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 yo...
I think being famous is more of a hindrance, a constraint, than just letting yourself be free.
I heard so many stories from Gaomi's peasants that I had an irrepressible urge to write them down. Today, Gaomi's peasants know that they have become famous around the world through my writings, but I think they are a little puzzled by this.
I grew up with a lot of people who are famous now. I was friends with Hilary and Haley Duff. They are such lovely girls. I have watched their careers blossom, which I am really happy for. I grew up with Ashley Tisdale; we used to both live in Valenci...
If there's anything more mortifying than being famous at 14, it's being washed up right after.
