Victor Hugo Quotes

Getting on the cover of TIME guarantees the existence of opposition in the future.

For people who may think they know, or have snippets of who I am, you can attack that person. That's part of being a public figure.

Funny thing, as you become famous, people write less nice things about you.

People are going to take shots at you for everything you did bad, and they forget about all the good things you did. They do it to everyone. They're going to do it to me, they've done it to all of them. They did it to Tom Landry. Are you kidding me? Tom Landry? With the fedora? Come on. They did it to Tom Landry.

It's so ironic - when you finally achieve recognition, you hide behind dark glasses.

You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer.

It is amazing what people feel they have the right to tell you to your face when you're famous.

I just cannot imagine why anyone would want to be really famous. You go to a restaurant and people are pointing at you and they talk about you and they whisper and it is very disconcerting; it is a very odd feeling.

The higher your profile becomes, the more aware you are that people out there might hate you.

It's often the case that successful people invite criticism.

I didn't ask anyone to make me a poster boy, because poster boys always end up on dart boards.

Being on TV brings a sort of attention in high school that can be negative sometimes. People, immediately they're going to have that in their back pocket. If they don't like you, they're going to be able to pull that out and throw it in your face.

I sold a million books because I have a lot of fans, not because people hate me.

A lot of things which come with a high profile will always be criticised one way or another.

I'm used to people talking about me.

The critics love to get out their knives and dine on Coverdale. But the worse the criticism gets, the more successful I become.

I do not take any pleasure whatsoever in being a famous person.

I was uncomfortable with that kind of fame when you're in the tabloids every day.

Being big and famous doesn't get you more freedom, it gets you less.

To stand in the spotlight of public attention means not just accepting the light but the heat.

Fame is a magnifying glass

Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent. Fame and censure with a tether / By fate are always linked together.

If you're part of a show that is watched by millions of millions of people, of course there are going to be nasty comments. You can't take them personally.

It's not a nice thing to have a song written about you.

I don't like people recognizing me all around the world. I really don't like that, as it's breach of my privacy.