Diablo Cody Quotes

A supermodel is kind of that first-name recognition, but I'm not quite ready for that super part yet, and I'm afraid that by the time I am, I'm going to be too old anyway.

I don't get recognised in London or at home either - very seldom anyway. Either that or I look so crazy no one wants to come up to me.

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

One of the fears of having too much work is not having time to observe. And once you get recognised, there is nowhere for you to look any more. You can't sit on a night bus and watch it all happen.

When you hit the big time, big money, big egos, people don't talk. You have no friends.

Wanting to be an actor and wanting to be famous are different.

People don't understand being a child star is very hard because first off, to be a child star, you have to be very unique. These kids are talented to be able to do it at such a young age. At the same time, you go through the pressures of bullying and a lot of people not understanding.

Slowly but surely, I went through different phases of fame, and each rises you further into isolation and alienation.

I wanted to be famous. I guess I thought acting would make me famous.

Every place I go, Im recognied, and its pretty hard to just sit by yourself.

As far as cinema is concerned, I want to do something huge. I want to be recognised everywhere I go.

I never did anything about my stardom, it never meant anything to me.

People recognize me on the street for all kinds of different things that I've done. 'That Thing You Do' remains to be my favorite film in which I played my favorite character. That role is the one that I'm most recognized for.

I'm in a great position now where I've got recognition. I'm not recognized too much.

If I'm such a legend, then why am I so lonely? Let me tell you, legends are all very well if you've got somebody around who loves you.

You realise that having a number one record and being loved and adored isn't the most important thing in the world. But at the same time, I don't have a problem with it. What I'm trying to say is, I'm not a reluctant pop star.

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.

I can't believe that people actually know my first and last name. I think it's really, really, gosh-darn neat.

Success is the space one occupies in the newspaper. Success is one day's insolence.

Nobody notices me. Nobody thinks I'm me. But then I look less like me than most of the people coming to our concerts.

People recognize me - but if you've been in the public eye as long as I have and people don't recognize you, I feel bad about myself.

It's never been my purpose to become an American icon, or more famous or richer.

Fame overcomes everything.

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

When you're on top and you lead the parade, everyone's there throwing lilies and lilac water on your head. But when those parades have gone by and there's a storm in your heart, there are very few people that are going to sit there and listen to you bemoan life.