I was probably the first footballer ever to have a pop-star profile, and my agent was right when he said we could put my name on stair rods and sell them to people in bungalows.

Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don’t have for something they don’t need.

Every time I try to retire, or even think of retiring from acting, my agent comes up with a script.

I saw a subliminal advertising executive, but only for a second.

We were told our campaign wasn’t sufficiently slick. We regard that as a compliment.

Only the public can make a star. It’s the studios who try to make a system out of it.

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.

I have no interest in Shakespeare and all that British nonsense… I just wanted to get famous and all the rest is hogwash.

I had a lot of resistance, and not just to fame. I was always conscious of not changing.

People don’t realize that we, we meaning people in show business, have the same problems as everyone else. Money doesn’t change that. Fame doesn’t change that. Sometimes that brings on more problems. You know, it’s just a different kind of problems.

The fact that my 15 minutes of fame has extended a little longer than 15 minutes is somewhat surprising to me and completely baffling to my wife.

Promise, large promise, is the soul of an advertisement.

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.

Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded them, and all true worldly fame subsides from their high estimate beyond the stars.

But Apple really beats to a different drummer. I used to say that Apple should be the Sony of this business, but in reality, I think Apple should be the Apple of this business.

The moment I said I’d finished a book, I knew what would happen. There would be a bidding war, and I would end up with someone who’d got the fattest wallet, who had bought it because I’d written Harry Potter. That would have been why.

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.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

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

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

I wanted to be famous for my music and my talent, and I always wished I could cut it out when I left the stage.

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

I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.

An agent won’t help you get drafted higher, won’t make you win more games, and won’t make you faster or stronger.

I’ve always strived to be successful, not famous.

When you’re a pop star, it’s a little conservative; you always have to stay in a box. You have fans that are five and fans that are 65; there are so many people wanting so many things.

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

Be willing to use yourself to get out there and put the company on the market. If you have to make a fool of yourself, make a fool of yourself, but make sure that you end up on the front pages, not the back pages. In time, it’s possible that your company will stand out from the crowd, and you’ll be successful.

Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.

I’ve been talked about by a lot better people than the general public.

In the book of Gaga, fame is in your heart, fame is there to comfort you, to bring you self-confidence and worth whenever you need it.

When it comes down to my brand, We the Best, we’re about the people and whoever is passionate and in love the way I’m in love when it comes down to the headphones I’m promoting.

I hope when I’m dead I’ll be considered an icon, though.

The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle.

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

I can be accused of trying to be commercial sometimes.

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

I lost some of my friends because I got so famous, people who just assumed that I would be different now. I felt like everyone hated me. That is the most unhappy time of my life.

I get really restless when I haven’t worked for a day and a half. I have a recurring dream that people are lined up next to my bed, waiting for autographs and taking pictures of me!

Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous because he has the proper stuff in him.

To be famous, in fact, one has only to kill one’s landlady.

All an agent is going to do is buy things for a player, damage his eligibility, and make the player dependent on them.

I actually do think you’re seeing this trend towards organizations just caring more about their brand and engaging. And so I think Home Depot will want to humanize itself. I think that’s a lot of why companies are starting blogs, are just giving more insight into what’s going on with them.

But, the thing is, since I always had my own little shop and direct access to the public, I’ve been able to build up a technique without marketing people ever telling me what the public wants.

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 will go by and, so long, I’ve had you, fame. If it goes by, I’ve always known it was fickle. So at least it’s something I experience, but that’s not where I live.

I’m a control freak. If you’re going to slap my name on something, I would like to control it.

How many emperors and how many princes have lived and died and no record of them remains, and they only sought to gain dominions and riches in order that their fame might be ever-lasting.

Fame may go by and – so long, I’ve had you.

I don’t think so, in that Virgin is already a global brand. Brands like Amazon have had to spend hundreds of millions of pounds you know, building their brands, whereas Virgin is already well-known around the world.

It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected with it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age in the world, have passed through this fiery persecution.

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.

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.

There is probably a perverse pride in my administration… that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it was unpopular. And I think anybody who’s occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can’t be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion.

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

Sometimes I’m fascinated with how famous my work could be while I’m not so famous.

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

Everybody wants to be famous, but nobody wants to do the work. I live by that. You grind hard so you can play hard. At the end of the day, you put all the work in, and eventually it’ll pay off. It could be in a year, it could be in 30 years. Eventually, your hard work will pay off.

Driving up the value of the advertising is a big commitment for Microsoft.

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

The elections are run by the same industries that sell toothpaste on television.