Romain Duris Quotes

The only thing fame has changed about me is that I'm more self-aware when I go out in public.

I had a sense of who I was before I got famous.

I don't really celebrate fame because I get enough attention.

I mostly go under the radar, which is fantastic because I would not be a good famous person.

I definitely wanted to be famous as a kid, but as I've gotten older, I feel less comfortable with it.

I never wanted to be a celebrity; I never wanted to be famous. And in my daily life, I work really hard to not trade on it in any way.

I've no idea what they make of me. People usually don't recognise themselves in an impression.

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

I just hate the idea of being well known. I know that is almost impossible if you're an actor who has done okay, but I've always fought against it.

I guess I don't have a proper perspective on my fame; if I did, I don't think I'd like it.

That's what fame does to you. You acquire another self.

It's a very nice kind of quasi-fame being a writer, because you remain largely anonymous and you can have a private life, which I really cherish. I don't like to be in the public light all that much. I don't crave the whole fame thing at all.

I wanted to be less well-known in comedy.

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.

I wouldn't miss the fame. I don't go out hunting for it. I try to avoid it and to slip into the background wherever I go.

In a way, it's good not to be recognised as much off screen.

I certainly don't think I would have been asked to pose for Rage if I wasn't a known writer.

The only place I am recognized all the time is in L.A. and otherwise, it's only about once a day. I feel pretty anonymous.

I have an innate fear of fame. I've never thought being famous looked like such a good place to be. I love being incognito.

The only thing about my life that's really changed is the fact that a lot of people know me now. I'm still the same person.

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

I have no desire to be famous at all.

I have always been reasonably anonymous, but I suppose that has gone with the success of 'Homeland.' I feel a lot more visible, which is good and bad. Good because I am getting recognition, but I am slightly apprehensive because I always enjoyed my anonymity.

Sometimes, fame does scare me. When people know where you are and what you're doing, that can be frightening because I'm such a private person. So I like to try and keep things light-hearted and stay as private as possible.

I appreciate my music is famous, but I'd rather my face wasn't so that I can just live a normal life.