There’s Madeleine, and then there’s ‚Madeleine Albright‘. And I sometimes kind of think, who is this person? Once you become ‚Madeleine Albright‘ it doesn’t go away.

The voice I use is a very old hardware speech synthesizer made in 1986. I keep it because I have not heard a voice I like better and because I have identified with it.

I can’t deny that label-support gave me a leg up – though not every successful artist needs it.

The present condition of fame is merely fashion.

Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself.

Fame is like caviar, you know – it’s good to have caviar but not when you have it at every meal.

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

Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls.

The question isn’t, ‚What do we want to know about people?‘, It’s, ‚What do people want to tell about themselves?‘

The more you stay in this kind of job, the more you realize that a public figure, a major public figure, is a lonely man.

The last proceeding of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which are beyond it. There is nothing so conformable to reason as this disavowal of reason.

I think who you are in school really sticks with you.

Me don’t dip on nobody’s side. Me don’t dip on the black man’s side, not the white man’s side. Me dip on God’s side, the one who create me and cause me to come from black and white.

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.

As human beings, we are all not conducting just one narrative but many narratives all at the same time.

By its birth, and for all time, Christianity is pledged to the Cross and dominated by the sign of the Cross. It cannot remain its own self except by identifying itself ever more intensely with the essence of the Cross.

Food is everything we are. It’s an extension of nationalist feeling, ethnic feeling, your personal history, your province, your region, your tribe, your grandma. It’s inseparable from those from the get-go.

The longer a man’s fame is likely to last, the longer it will be in coming.

I cannot conceive of Israel withdrawing if Arab states do not recognize Israel, within secure borders.

I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks, but for the ledger of our daily work.

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

Winning ‚Motor Trend‘ Car of the year is probably the closest thing to winning the Oscar or Emmy of the car industry.

I know I will never be happy, but I know I can be gay!

There will be days when I walk in an arena and people will cheer and then there might be days when I walk in an arena and people might boo, but it all sounds the same to me because it’s all just noise that lets me know that I’m relevant.

My upbringing in Canada made me the person I am. I will always be proud to be a Canadian.

What a liberation to realize that the ‚voice in my head‘ is not who I am. ‚Who am I, then?‘ The one who sees that.

Everyone, no doubt, remains first and foremost a man of his own country and continues to draw from it his motive force.

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

I am not part of the problem. I am a Republican.

When you have box-office results, Hollywood treats you different. Hollywood stands up. Once you get to the point where Hollywood sees that you create results, then the demand for you becomes higher.

Don’t work for recognition, but do work worthy of recognition.

I need privacy. I would think that because what I do makes a lot of people happy that I might deserve a little bit of respect in return. Instead, the papers try to drag me off my pedestal.

I never said I was the best in anything. I never said I’m an icon. The world decides all of that.

I don’t really focus on these things – on what tags are given to me or what people think of me off the field – stuff like that. My main focus is always to do well on the field for the Indian cricket team. When people say good things about me off the field, I am more than happy to accept them.

Man gives you the award but God gives you the reward.

But I think there are a set of experiences that turn a potential writer into a working writer, and then there are places in your life were you start to recognize what you want to do.

Sometimes you recognize that there is a category of human experience that has not been identified but everyone knows about it. That is when I find a term to describe it.

When people get taken over by the ego to such an extent, there is nothing else in their mind except the ego. They can no longer feel or sense their humanity – what they share with other human beings, or even with other life forms on the planet. They are so identified with concepts in their minds that other human beings become concepts as well.

It’s a great, great experience to finally get the reception that you know you rightfully deserve.

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

My connection with Brazil is so abstract. My blood and my way of thinking is Brazilian, but that’s it. I don’t tend to go back to the past, and although I have an apartment there, I rarely visit. When I move, I really move.

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.

Bob Marley isn’t my name. I don’t even know my name yet.

Once upon a time my political opponents honored me as possessing the fabulous intellectual and economic power by which I created a worldwide depression all by myself.

The reason people think it’s important to be white is that they think it’s important not to be black.

What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

I once wanted to prove myself by being a great actress. Now I want to prove that I’m a person. Then maybe I’ll be a great actress.

I’ve always felt quite singular, even as a child. That I must stay on track to keep my purpose.

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

It’s like, remember who you always were, where you came from, who your parents were, how they raised you. Because that authentic self is going to follow you all through life, so make sure that it’s solid so it’s something that you can hold on and be proud of for the rest of your life.

If anyone remembers me, it’s about my hard work.

I’ve watched a lot of people who became famous who completely change and I think it’s because they tend to believe all the hype that’s out there. I don’t think there’s that much hype about me.

I’m not a star. I don’t feel I’m so great. So how can I make you feel great just because you’ve got my signature on a piece of paper?

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.

Who shall measure the hat and violence of the poet’s heart when caught and tangled in a woman’s body?

I think it’s important as an artist to never forget where you’re from.

Happiness is within the reach of everyone, rich or poor. Yet comparatively few people are happy. I believe the reason for this is that the majority don’t recognize happiness even when it is within their grasp.

The last thing you want is to not be recognized for all of the hard work you put in.

To win MVP was a dream come true for sure, but there are guys who have done this multiple times.

I have had fun being who I became, so to speak.

I’ve never been an intellectual but I have this look.