I’m here to fight for the re-education of what celebrity is: to say, ‚Yes, we are celebrities, but yes, we’re also innovators. We’re also inventors. We’re also thoughtful.‘

America is a country of inventors, and the greatest of inventors are the newspaper men.

Joanne‘ is a progression for me. It was about going into the studio and forgetting that I was famous.

It took Simone a long time to understand why people want Daddy’s autograph. I’d tell her, and my wife would tell her, too, ‚People see Daddy in the movies, and they are excited to meet him.‘ But she couldn’t really grasp it.

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

Madonna and I are very different. Just saying. We’re very different. I wouldn’t make that comparison at all, and I don’t mean to disrespect Madonna: she’s a nice lady, and she’s had a fantastic, huge career – biggest pop star of all time.

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.

I use my celebrity status to inspire someone, to give them hope.

I’m a child of God first. Before I became a celebrity, I was baptized a Christian.

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

What a blast it is to be here with Michael Moore.

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

A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.

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

Before ever meeting Priyanka Chopra, I had heard her name coming out of Bollywood and was impressed: she was beautiful, talented, had made nearly 50 movies, earned multiple awards – a massive star.

When you look at the light bulb above you, you remember Thomas Alva Edison. When the telephone bell rings, you remember Alexander Graham Bell. Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize. When you see the blue sky, you think of Sir C.V. Raman.

Ever since I started to get recognition I’ve picked out certain fans and reverse-stalked them.

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.

Deeply earnest and thoughtful people stand on shaky footing with the public.

The only difference between Benito and Bad Bunny is 16 million followers on Instagram. And the money that Bad Bunny has in the bank. Benito had, like, $7. The numbers are different, but I’m still the same. Even my insecurities remain the same.

No one could have been nicer, classier nor better looking than Dick Clark. I’ve had a crush on him since I was a teenager.

In the United States, I am a great success, but I am not a celebrity.

I do not see myself as a celebrity or an icon or things like that… I have not really done anything.

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!

If you ever see The Rock working out in the gym, don’t think you can just go up and disturb his workout and expect him to take a picture. He’s there to work, so kindly just pass the silverback on by or he’ll rip your face off.

I’ve never seen myself as a star. I never call myself a celebrity or a superstar, whatever.

Lady Gaga is my name. If you know me, and you call me Stefani, you don’t really know me at all.

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.

What good is it being Marilyn Monroe? Why can’t I just be an ordinary woman?

Getting recognized is insane. It just blows my mind. Like, someone who you don’t know at all can just be like, ‚Oh my God – are you Billie?‘

Becoming famous was never what I wanted to do. There’s a lot of things that come with fame – it’s what people in the limelight have to do.

I heard that when Christina Aguilera went back to her prom, people, like, booed her. I can’t imagine going through that. If you know that’s going to happen, why put yourself in that situation? I’d rather play for 20,000 screaming people, you know?

I am not The Rock. I am Dwayne Johnson.

The vast majority of human beings dislike and even actually dread all notions with which they are not familiar… Hence it comes about that at their first appearance innovators have generally been persecuted, and always derided as fools and madmen.

I wear wigs all the time on shows, and every day when I’m in public, at Dollywood. People say, ‚How many wigs do you have?‘ And I say, ‚Well, at least 365 because I wear at least one a day.‘

The postman wants an autograph. The cab driver wants a picture. The waitress wants a handshake. Everyone wants a piece of you.

I’m easy to look like, so there are lots and lots of Dolly look-alikes.

The thing is that what you see on Snapchat, that’s DJ Khaled. That’s Khaled for real. That’s Khaled.

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

And God help Bruce Springsteen when they decide he’s no longer God… They’ll turn on him, and I hope he survives it.

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.

Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors; but they are seldom or ever inventors.

It is the duty of every thoughtful Indian not to marry. In case he is helpless in regard to marriage, he should abstain from sexual intercourse with his wife.

When I’m surfing, I’m sure not thinking about the paparazzi. I guess if they start getting on floaties and coming out there in the water, then I might be a little upset.

You don’t know when you’re being watched. That’s one of the weird things about celebrity. It’s my least favorite part of acting, celebrity.

If you look at my job, my union card, it says ‚actor.‘ It don’t say nothing about celebrity, movie star, nothing like that, and that’s one thing that keeps me humble.

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

I say to the paparazzi, ‚Fellas, take your shot and go.‘ It’s just they usually find me on a beach.

I don’t think I’m supposed to boss other people around just because I’m a so-called celebrity or star. I hate that when people act that way. No one deserves it. I’ve seen it happen. I don’t call those people out – they know who they are. Some enjoy that reputation.

Fame itself… doesn’t really afford you anything more than a good seat in a restaurant.

WWE asked me to be in the Hall of Fame, and I turned it down. You know why? They put Pete Rose in the wrestling Hall of Fame. This guy can’t even get into his own Hall of Fame.

Barack Obama did tell me that I was one of Michelle Obama’s favorite actors.

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

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

Madonna, I think, is the greatest visual musical artist that we’ve ever had. If you look at her photo log, the photographers that she was able to work with throughout her career framed her in the proper way. It was the proper context. It was that visual that made sure that everything was gonna cut through in a certain way.

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.

I’ve been invited to do ‚Dancing With the Stars‘ three times, but Lifetime said no.

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

If you were to ask me what I want to do – I don’t want to be a celebrity, I want to make a difference.

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.