James Blunt Quotes

When it comes to fame, I am in a very convenient position. I live a very normal life.

If people are taking pictures of me at Starbucks, it's not the end of the world. It's cool, it's fun, it's exciting.

I enjoy being a character actor; I enjoy being different in everything. I want a private life; I want to be able to go to 7-11 and not get into a fight with a guy because he saw me in a movie, or not have people hitting on me simply because they saw me in a movie.

I don't see myself as famous at all so I'm continuing my life as normal.

I'm in the wrong racket if I didn't want a public life.

I think being recognized more is something you have to get used to, whether it's here or in California or when I'm traveling. It's more a part of my life. People recognize me from my play or a commercial I've done. It's just a normal part of life now.

I enjoy fame, but I like normal, too. Going out is difficult; you are recognised, and you cannot be normal anymore... you start living in a bubble, and I am a normal guy.

I can go out in public without being recognized. If I want to be recognized in public, it will happen.

I never wanted to be a celebrity; I never wanted to be famous. And in my daily life, I work really hard to not trade on it in any way.

I'm not trying to be a celebrity, Justin Timberlake kinda guy.

I don't conduct myself like a rock 'n' roll star in my day-to-day living. Am I a celebrity? Yes. Do people recognize me on the street? Yes, they do. But at the same time, it's not a media center out here. People get used to you.

My life is going to continue to be public, and I just accept that.

To be an icon is a big job - it's beyond acting. And sometimes it pays, and sometimes it doesn't.

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've been famous my entire life; I don't know any other way.

I owe 90 per cent of my life to people because I am a public figure, but 10 per cent is private to me. And I am not saying it in a defensive way. I feel my life has been made into a TV serial.

We're not in high school anymore and we've had a little more life experiences to help us better understand what were going through in terms of stardom and recognition.

I've made my peace with being in the spotlight, definitely.

As a famous person you think how you're gonna end it, get away and have a normal life.

I never care about myself out in public when I get the paparazzi swarming me.

When I'm at home, I want to be a normal person. I don't want to hear, 'Can I have your autograph?'

I've been acting for a long time, and I've done a lot of things, and I've been maintaining my anonymity pretty well. I get recognized once a week, at most, here and there, so I'm reluctant to give that up.

Well, I think a lot of people just want to be famous.

If I had to change one thing about my life, it would probably be, I wouldn't be famous. Because when you're famous it's so hard.

I'm just a normal girl who really enjoys her job, and so you have to take the other things that come with being in the public eye.