Janis Joplin Quotes

I've always wanted to be a star.

My name is real, which probably explains why I never became a superstar... how would that look in lights?

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

I think it's a gift to become a star, to become a celebrity.

That feeling of being 19 or 20 and 'hot' in Hollywood was so intense.

Winning is everything in Hollywood.

I definitely don't want to achieve some kind of rock star status.

I always wanted to be a star.

To be a star is to own the world and all the people in it. After a taste of stardom, everything else is poverty.

I don't know if fame will come.

You are supposed to have a dream of walking the red carpet. But I'm really not like that. Because fame is... I don't think it is something interesting or precious.

I'm not a shiny pop star.

There is no such thing as a reluctant star.

In Hollywood, you grow up quick.

I want to reach the heights of stardom beyond my imagination.

I think it's easy for people to assume that fame is equal to glory, but it can be a very isolating experience.

To put it simply - you know, a lot of people believe that the benefit of this job is fame and fortune. I believe that you pay for the fortune through the fame. I don't buy into the notion that being famous is somehow a good thing, or an exciting thing, or a wonderful thing.

If you just want to be a star, go away.

I have the stardom glow.

Hollywood always likes to create a star.

I don't know if I want to be a big star though.

I wasn't born a superstar.

I ain't no movie star, man. I'm a booty star.

I knew what show business was, which was why I didn't want in on that action. I saw what happens! You get it, and then you lose it.

I think everybody wants to be a rock star.