Marilyn Monroe Quotes

Fame is like getting across the street. It's like, if there's nothing to be across the street for, it's a pointless destination. It's like, "I gotta get across the street, man! I gotta be there! I gotta be there!" Then you get across the street and you're like, "Yeah I'm here!" And then, that's it. Fame doesn't make you particularly happy.

It was like that for the first six months after 'E.T.' was in cinemas. I'd go out and get mobbed. I was a shy kid, and being approached by adults all the time just freaked me out.

Some people enjoy celebrity. I admire those who do, because if you're going to go through it, you might as well enjoy it.

Famous people complain about fame, but they never want to give it back, myself included.

I get the celebrity game now - you can go from being hot to fighting to be seen.

I was never about being a celebrity. Maybe when I was very young, but that goes away quickly. I've met almost every famous person I want to meet.

The postman wants an autograph. The cab driver wants a picture. The waitress wants a handshake. Everyone wants a piece of you.

Any actor who says he does not like so many people shouting his name would be lying.

I always laugh at people who strive to be famous because all you do is get mithered to death by everyone.

It's weird to be called a celebrity or talk about it. I don't talk about being a celebrity in my business meetings. I don't talk about it with my friends. It's not a part of my life. It's a media perception of who I am.

Fame and secrecy are the high and low ends of the same fascination.

Popularity has killed more prophets than persecution.

I don't think I have even achieved fame. Of course, Hemingway says that fame is death's little sister.

Everybody wants to be famous. You have to be ready to deal with consequences.

Tut, tut — fame clearly isn't everything.

Those who despise fame seldom deserve it. We are apt to undervalue the purchase we cannot reach, to conceal our poverty the better. It is a spark which kindles upon the best fuel, and burns brightest in the bravest breast.

I have always believed that fame is a curse. I never envied one of the famous people I've known.

Fame, at one time, was associated with accomplishment, but in this day and age fame and notoriety have become confused.

It is nice to be recognised for actually achieving something in life as opposed to spending seven weeks in a house on TV with a load of other muppets.

I never get tired of signing autographs 'cause I used to do it so much in class dreaming about the day that it might mean something to somebody.

Fame is finally only the sum total of all the misunderstanding that can gather around a new name.

I never thought I'd be one of those guys who gets recognized.

Name and fame! to fly sublime Through the courts, the camps, the schools Is to be the ball of Time, Bandied in the hands of fools.

It's pretty clear that fame isn't inextricably connected with merit .

If you try me, I will make you famous.