Hans Rosling Quotes

I guess just being more known is the biggest change, getting noticed in public and having a lot of followers on Instagram and things like that. Just a crazy new life.

Celebrity is the advantage of being known to people who we don't know, and who don't know us.

Fame is a very confusing thing, because you are recognized by a lot of people that you've never seen before, and they're at a great advantage.

In the world of the celebrity, the hierarchy of publicity has replaced the hierarchy of descent and even of great wealth.

I like the level of fame that I have. You get nice tables in restaurants sometimes, but fame isn't something that I find comfortable.

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

Fame obviously has become a premium in everybody's life. Everybody thinks they deserve it, everybody thinks they want it and most people really don't enjoy it once they get it.

If you're a baby about the media, as I was, you can't imagine what it's like when the great approval machine shines its beam on you, when every time you cross the street someone comes out of a manhole to talk about your haircut.

Being a celebrity is probably the closest to being a beautiful woman as you can get.

People are people. All that celebrity tagging doesn't bother me at all.

Everybody wants to be a celebrity, which is why we have this phenomenon of social media, where nobody wants to be private. We all want to be seen.

Having your picture taken in the street and put in a magazine won't change your life.

The phenomenon of fame is literally invisible, but it influences and dominates your life if you aren't careful.

Don't feel bad if you never 'get famous.' Don't freak out if you have less than 300 Twitter followers.

In a world where a lot of people's sense of self is dominated by how many people are following their Twitter feed, what does fame really do, and why is it important?

Notoriety is such a prized thing. Society suddenly wants your opinion on things - everyone from your mom to an editor at The New York Times.

I'm far happier now than when it seemed I was on the cover of every magazine in the land.

When 'Game Of Thrones' came out, lots of interviews were coming in, and people asking me to do certain things which would push me out there. Like this whole Instagram and Twitter thing - getting more followers doesn't bother me at all.

People are bound to comment, and that means they are following me.

Really, I think of fame as distracting; it's something you have to get around.

I wanted to be famous. I wanted people to talk about me.

I suppose I am reluctant about being any sort of 'star' and I didn't particularly want to be portrayed as one.

All fame ever does for you is get attention for the work you really want to do.

It's hard to bury your head in Los Angeles. People come up to you and say, 'Hey, I saw your picture on a bus.' It's tricky: You're excited by the possibilities, but you don't want to get too crazy.

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.