Rocky Carroll Quotes

Popularity has everything to do with business and nothing to do with music.

There is always one or a few artists who appeal to all sort of people, and, of course, I want to be one of those people.

I wouldn't mind being the female MJ. I want to have major crossover appeal.

You have to be a star to be in this business.

Anybody who says they don't want to be seen on a show which has millions of people watching it at one time when they're in the business of selling records is a bit silly.

I had absolutely no idea of the scale of its following and the globalness of 'Bond'.

I've always resisted the idea of becoming a David Hasselhoff, and I hope I'm still resisting it.

I've been all around the world, and there will be a thousand kids crying out your name, and it's such a weird, visceral experience. It's like, it's disorienting.

I don't know why my shoes are so popular - I am always surprised and mystified by it.

Celebrities, movie stars and rock stars are losing their mystique.

I don't think I have the pulling power of Jim Carrey.

We have a unique opportunity as Disney because it really is the only true global entertainment brand.

Only the public can make a star. It's the studios who try to make a system out of it.

I understand popular entertainment better than anyone. I want to have the world's No. 1 tennis player, the hottest movie, the biggest artist.

I was fanatically ambitious. All I ever wanted was to be a star. I didn't want to be a singer. I didn't want to be an actress. I wanted to be a star.

People say, 'I love 'Snatch,' I love 'Lock Stock,' but I want to be more than a movie name. I'd love to be more of a household name.

I had tremendous success in show business - star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 'The Apprentice' was one of the most successful shows.

Everybody just wants to be famous first, and then maybe learn how to act.

I do find it a bit disconcerting when your name becomes a brand.

Like, if you are a celebrity, then anyone will let you be in a film or on a TV show, and if you're an actor, chances are if you are successful, you are becoming a celebrity.

I'm more than an actor. I'm an icon, an industry.

It is all about marketing; that is where the real craft comes in. The best actors do not necessarily become the biggest stars. And vice versa.

In show business, you had levels. I was at the top of the TV end of it.

Ed Sullivan will be around as long as someone else has talent.

The real big stars only keep this up for about seven years.