You know I did not like being famous. It was a stressful and ugly time and I'm glad it's over.

Hitler was so modern in that he was obsessed with being famous. He was caught up with this rush to be have achieved greatness before turning 30.

The worst thing about being famous is the invasion of your privacy.

I was famous overnight. I went from nowhere to being really big.

I never pursued being 'famous.'

Exposure makes you famous not just good work. Famous is being plastered everywhere.

Look at Jessica Simpson. She's famous for being dumb. I guess it started with Marylyn Monroe and she actually wasn't that dumb but that's how she was perceived - and that's what got popular.

I don't mean being famous is a perk because one knows that it's not necessarily a perk but there are certain perks to being well-known and respected in one's field. Public perks. Like I don't know general friendliness and willingness to please just to point out two.

One thing about being famous is the people around you you pay all their bills so they very rarely disagree with you because they want you to pick up the check.

The strangest part about being famous is you don't get to give first impressions anymore. Everyone already has an impression of you before you meet them.

I made my living being 20 or 30 pounds heavier than the average model. And that's where I got famous.

The idea of being famous is a lot better than the reality.

I love being famous. It's almost like being white.

I'm more interested in being good than being famous.

I think the driving thing was curiosity about the universe. That fascinated me. I didn't think anything about being famous or anything like that I was just interested in the concepts involved.

Yeah I love being famous. It's almost like being white y'know?

Forget about being world famous it's hard enough just getting the automatic doors at the supermarket to acknowledge our existence.

I imagined being a famous writer would be like being like Jane Austen.

There's more pressure to be famous for being yourself than if you're being a character.

When we were growing up our parents somehow made it clear that being famous was good. And I mistakenly thought that if I was famous then everyone would love me.

And to me fame is not a positive thing. The idea of being famous is a lot better than the reality. It's fantastic when you go to premieres and people cheer you but it's not real. And it's totally not my approach to get my name on a club door just because I can.

Did you ever stop to think why cops are always famous for being dumb? Simple. Because they don't have to be anything else.

Sometimes being famous gets in the way of doing what you want to do.

I can't see any value in being a celebrity famous for being famous.