If fame belonged to me, I could not escape her; if she did not, the longest day would pass me on the chase, and the approbation of my dog would forsake me then. My barefoot rank is better.

Because you know when you first become famous, you start walking a little different because people are staring at you.

But in truth, should I meet with gold or spices in great quantity, I shall remain till I collect as much as possible, and for this purpose I am proceeding solely in quest of them.

Fame hit me like a ton of bricks.

Celebrity is ridiculous and silly and it’s mad that people like me are listened to – you know, rap stars and movie stars.

Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent.

I never wanted to be Marilyn – it just happened. Marilyn’s like a veil I wear over Norma Jeane.

Fame is fickle, and I know it. It has its compensations but it also has its drawbacks, and I’ve experienced them both.

If I’m a star, then the people made me a star.

You know, fame is a funny thing, man, especially, you know, actors, musicians, rappers, rock singers, it’s kind of a lifestyle and it’s easy to get caught up in it – you go to bars, you go to clubs, everyone’s doing a certain thing… It’s tough.

With fame, you know, you can read about yourself, somebody else’s ideas about you, but what’s important is how you feel about yourself – for survival and living day to day with what comes up.

People think I’m a celebrity. I’m not a celebrity.

This man used to go to school with his dog. Then they were separated. His dog graduated!

I have no other view than to promote the public good, and am unambitious of honors not founded in the approbation of my Country.

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

We’re constantly striving for success, fame and comfort when all we really need to be happy is someone or some thing to be enthusiastic about.

I just hope people don’t get sick of us. I’m sick of us and I’m in Destiny’s Child.

In England, when an athlete gets to the top, we do our best to destroy him.

I don’t think I could think of a single thing that’s more isolating than being famous.

I wanted to use my fame and this face that everyone knows so well to help uplift and inspire people around the world.

I came to California and got signed at a young age. And it’s not like you see in the movies, where you start rubbing shoulders with Timbaland and Pharrell, and you become a giant pop star.

I’m an instant star. Just add water and stir.

Whenever I climb I am followed by a dog called ‚Ego‘.

All my stepchildren carried the burden of my fame. Sometimes they would read terrible things about me, and I’d worry about whether it would hurt them. I would tell them: ‚Don’t hide these things from me. I’d rather you ask me these things straight out, and I’ll answer all your questions.‘

I’m the same kid who used to hop the trains with headphones and just go to downtown Manhattan, walk around and listen to music or walk through the city. The fame restricts that. It’s a small complaint in comparison to the benefits I get from it, but the restrictive part is what I don’t like – and the fact that it’s not reversible.

The nice thing about being a celebrity is that, if you bore people, they think it’s their fault.

I met my husband before I became a star, and he doesn’t care about any of it.

If you are lucky enough to find something that you love, and you have a shot at being good at it, don’t stop, don’t put it down.

I seen a lot of artists be hot for a minute, and then that’s it, and somebody else come in.

Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained by very few; and that, too, at the expense of social pleasure, health, conscience, life.

If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains; if you pursue evil with pleasure, the pleasure passes away and the evil remains.

Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the highest pleasure sustain him.

That is what fame is, isn’t it? To get the world to fall in love with you.

If one has a good disposition, what other virtue is needed? If a man has fame, what is the value of other ornamentation?

Overnight stardom can be harmful to your mental health. Yeah. It has ruined a lot of people.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

The Internet made fame wack and anonymity cool.

A statesman who confines himself to popular legislation – or, for the matter of that, a playwright who confines himself to popular plays – is like a blind man’s dog who goes wherever the blind man pulls him, on the ground that both of them want to go to the same place.

I went through every emotion with tryna pursue what I’m doing, you know what I mean? And I think what’s gon‘ separate whoever’s gon go for something, that you ain’t gon‘ quit.

I would never say I was an icon, but so many people have said I am, so I suppose I am. I mean, I can’t not be what everyone says I am. But I don’t feel like an icon.

There’s a long way to fall when you pretend that you’re so far away from the earth, far away from reality, floating in a bubble that’s protected by fame or success. It’s scary, and it’s the thing I fear the most: to be swallowed up by that bubble. It can be poison to you, fame.

Before I was famous, when I was just working in Gilbert’s Lodge, everything was moving in slow motion.

I wanted to have the adoration of John Lennon but have the anonymity of Ringo Starr. I didn’t want to be a frontman. I just wanted to be back there and still be a rock and roll star at the same time.

Fame is ultimately about the cycles of desire and how to do away with them or manage them well.

Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.

Hollywood is a place where they’ll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.

The human bird shall take his first flight, filling the world with amazement, all writings with his fame, and bringing eternal glory to the nest whence he sprang.

What I’ve learned is that you really don’t need to be a celebrity or have money or have the paparazzi following you around to be famous.

It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.

Fame is but the breath of people, and that often unwholesome.

You can’t reverse fame. You can lose all the money, but you’ll never lose people knowing you.

Those who attain any excellence, commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms.

See, ‚A Time to Kill‘ was the one I got famous off of. Big ka-boom, over one weekend. After that, I did films that I really wanted to do.

The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it is attached, even death.

The challenge for me as an actor is if you become a celebrity, you don’t meet strangers anymore. And strangers are where we have our anonymity. And I believe it’s essential for the soul to be anonymous, especially if you’re going to be an actor.

Everybody loves you when you’re six foot in the ground.

You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.

Some people are very good at being ‚stars‘ and it suits them. I’m grudging about it and I find it annoying.

Fame doesn’t fulfill you. It warms you a bit, but that warmth is temporary.

Humility is not something that comes naturally. But it is a cardinal virtue that should be pursued more than any other.

Some artists are working to buy the mansion or whatever the element of fame must bear, but I spend all my money on my show.