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

There’s this lingering philosophy that movie stars shouldn’t do TV.

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

If cash comes with fame, come fame; if cash comes without fame, come cash.

We were on for six years. We were in syndication for a while. It had its run. I still see the people from ‚Mr. Belvedere,‘ too. We stay in touch.

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 did the Ed Sullivan show four times. I did the Steve Allen show. I did the Jackie Gleason show.

I think that when you are famous every weakness is exaggerated.

Even those who write against fame wish for the fame of having written well, and those who read their works desire the fame of having read them.

People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude.

I’ve never had that much trouble with the paparazzi, but I don’t run the same circles that a lot of these people that do get hounded by the paparazzi.

Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and objectives of normal adulthood.

In Hollywood a girl’s virtue is much less important than her hairdo.

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

Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.

If a star or studio chief or any other great movie personages find themselves sitting among a lot of nobodies, they get frightened – as if somebody was trying to demote them.

I believe in that old adage that ‚as goes California, so goes the country.‘

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.

My mother, I suppose, is still a main figure in my life because her life was so sad and unfair, and she so brave, but also because she was determined to make me into the Sunday-school-recitation little girl I was, from the age of seven or so, fighting not to be.

Every time I make American film I just trust American directors and American writers.

I’ve been so blessed to play for the greatest coach at a time when our organization has done incredible things. I’ve played with the best teammates. Playing for Mr. Kraft and what his influence on the team has been.

I view myself as being the average woman. While I am first lady, I wasn’t first lady my whole life. I’m a product of pop culture. I’m a consumer of pop culture, and I know what resonates with people.

You would think that a rock star being married to a supermodel would be one of the greatest things in the world. It is.

When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.

I’m confident in who I am. I’ve come to a place in my life where I’ve accepted things that are me, as opposed to feeling pressure to explain myself to people around me. That’s just the way I’ve always tried to be. It didn’t change when I became a star.

It is our future on the line, and we must at least have a say in it.

There are massive efforts on the part of the internet’s corporate owners to try to direct it to become a technique of marginalisation and control.

When you are trying to impress people with words, the more you say, the more common you appear, and the less in control. Even if you are saying something banal, it will seem original if you make it vague, open-ended, and sphinxlike.

There are no record companies in Waikiki.

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

I like to hide behind the characters I play. Despite the public perception, I am a very private person who has a hard time with the fame thing.

We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.

You can never really live anyone else’s life, not even your child’s. The influence you exert is through your own life, and what you’ve become yourself.

If it weren’t for the Beatles, I would not be a musician.

I’m proud to be an actor. See, as an actor, you live longer. Football players, the brain and all that stuff, ooh-eee, that’s not good.

Many people listen to what I have to say and I appear a lot in media, so therefore I influence a lot of people and therefore I have a bigger responsibility because I have a bigger platform.

All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway.

The future of American film lies on television.

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

What I like about Elvis is the same thing I like about James Brown, Michael Jackson, Prince. These guys, back in the day, there was no smoke and mirrors. It was just raw talent. They would step out onstage and command an audience. Talk about awesome.

We live in a day that nobody’s lived in before: where you can touch more people. The message I’ll speak tonight and the message that I speak at home, people in India will hear. It’s just an amazing day.

If you want to get each individual’s honest opinion, you don’t want that opinion to be influenced by others who are present, much less allow a group to coordinate what they are going to say.

Whenever the speech is corrupted so is the mind.

Success is always dangerous, and we need to be alert and avoid becoming the victims of our own success. Will we influence the world for Christ, or will the world influence us?

There was my name up in lights. I said, ‚God, somebody’s made a mistake.‘ But there it was, in lights. And I sat there and said, ‚Remember, you’re not a star.‘ Yet there it was up in lights.

Film is a very tight little box. If you don’t fit in that box, you’re gone. Television, there’s more room to move around.

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

People want to act like they know celebrities. They want to see pictures. They want to know where you’re going. They want to hear you talk about your family.

I think, first of all, I don’t think people understand Ice Cube’s body of work. Ice Cube is a, and I hate to use the word ‚urban‘ but – when you think of Judd Apatow, and a person who’s launched so many careers, Ice Cube has done that for so many comedians, you know?

How do people relate to movies now, when they’re on portable devices or streaming them? It’s not as much about going to the movies. That experience has changed.

Our schools and colleges are turning out people who cannot feel fulfilled unless they are telling other people what to do.

One of the reasons I connect to the Super Bowl is that I approach my shows like an athlete.

Power is the great aphrodisiac.

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.

It’s no secret that we were sticking just about every nickel we had on the chance that people would really be interested in something totally new and unique in the field of entertainment.

Bhai was my hero and he had immense influence on me.

I think the message has already been sent to Hollywood, which is that this kid’s a hard worker, he’s talented, and people are coming out to see him. And when you have box-office results, Hollywood treats you different. Hollywood stands up.

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

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.

I always like to create things that get attention. It used to be a problem when I wasn’t famous. Now, I can do whatever I want and people have to accept it.

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