Simon Fuller Quotes

In America, there's a just-add-water reality TV world in which people expect to get their Warholian 15 minutes of fame.

In our society, everyone wants to be a celebrity overnight.

We've always been fascinated with movie stars and singers, but the fascination with people who really have nothing to offer is something new.

All the girls today want to be famous, but they haven't earned their spurs.

I do think people are definitely sick of the Kardashians.

There are so many cameras. There is so much instant media attention, not just for celebrities, but for normal people that get thrust in the reality world.

Fame is everywhere; the 15 minutes are now the dominant themes of our times.

In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.

Celebrity will eat itself.

Celebrity! It's become the most disgusting word on the planet. It makes me sick to my stomach.

Celebrity culture, it's everywhere, isn't it? It's reality TV, Big Brother. I didn't become a footballer to be famous, I became a footballer to be successful. I didn't want to be famous. Now people want to be famous. Why? Why would you want people following you about all day?

We live in an impatient world. Everybody is always looking for the next big Kobe, the next big LeBron, the next big Twitter.

Look at the news stand, you know? I mean, it's a cacophony of famous people or people who want to be famous with blurbs all around it, and it's supposed to be, you know, that's supposed to be creativity in journalism. My God, it's unbelievable. It's shocking.

Everybody wants to be known. Everybody's a Kardashian.

Obviously social media has had a massive impact on the fame game, but not in a positive way. But it can be for some.

There are no more heroes in America. Because of the Internet, heroism has become momentary and within seconds someone who we should be thinking about will be replaced in people's minds with news that Beyonce lip-synched at the inauguration.

Being famous has changed a lot, because now there's so many outlets, between magazines, TV shows, and the Internet, for people to stalk and follow you. We created the monster.

To enjoy being famous, you need to have a screw loose.

I think it's real easy to be famous these days; it's not real easy to sustain success.

Sometimes I feel so separated, you know? The Kardashians over here, the Jenners over here, little me in the middle. We've got to keep the family going.

I'm bored with that line. I never use it anymore. My new line is 'In 15 minutes everybody will be famous.'

I think anyone who is famous is a moron if they're on Twitter. It's just stupid.

What is so weird is that young people who want to be 'celebrities' do not want to put in the hard work. They don't want to do the training, go to drama school, read Shakespeare, try different accents and study technique. They just want to be famous. It is not just in England; it's the same in America and all over Europe.

I hate anything with 'celebrity' in the title, where people are playing to the cameras all the time.

People actually really want to see what I'm up to, and that's crazy.