Famous Quotes

I never cultivated a personality. Almost everyone who is really famous has cultivated a personality.

Val Kilmer

What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous.

Voltaire

Being famous was extremely disappointing for me. When I became famous it was a complete drag and it is still a complete drag.

Van Morrison

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

I don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.

Valentino Rossi

Your face is your calling card, but you're not so famous that you can't go out.

Vincent Schiavelli

Liverpool people are famous for liking clothes and fashion; they are very social and lively people, and we know that they like clothes.

Vivienne Westwood

I've never been more famous than I was, suddenly, in 1986.

Wendy Cope

I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over you just because you are famous.

Walt Disney

It doesn't matter if you're famous or infamous. All that matters is you're a celebrity.

Willie Geist

OK, so I'm not famous for the right reasons.

William Hung

Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful - unless one was striving for mediocrity.

William Hurt

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

What's awful about being famous and being an actress is when people come up to you and touch you. That's scary, and they just seem to think it's okay to do it, like you're public property.

Winona Ryder

No one can train you to be famous. How do you deal with the loss of anonymity, the loss of privacy? You have to be disciplined.

Wesley Snipes

I want to become more famous, even more famous.

Yayoi Kusama

People will ask, 'Are you famous?' And I always answer, 'My mother thinks so.'

Yo-Yo Ma

I had arrived years ago in Paris and just wanted to be famous, fast. When you're pretentious like that, and you think you've planned everything perfectly, it's then that everything goes in the opposite way.

Yael Naim

Many incredible artists die before they were famous.

Yoko Ono

Apart from its famous healing properties, manuka has a strong, woody flavour.

Yotam Ottolenghi