Elle Macpherson Quotes

Winning is everything in Hollywood.

East Hampton happens to have been the first place in the world where I was a star, a real star with a star pasted above my name on the dressing-room door.

I'm sad to say that stardom is a commodity in our culture.

When you win, suddenly this celebrity status is hoisted upon you.

It's everyone's dream to be on a cover of a magazine - you know what I mean? It's like a dream come true.

Fame is like the dessert that comes with your achievements - it's not an achievement in itself, but sometimes it can overpower the work.

As a young girl, I used to dream of giving an interview. You dream of stardom as a kid. People think they don't want to be stars. Everyone wants to be a star! That's the truth. Even grownups; they pretend they don't want to be one and don't care. But everyone wants to.

Major success feels a bit like a coronation. Like I'd become a king. I was one of the most famous people in the world, loved and hated in equal measure. I couldn't see anything bad with it. It made me a happy person.

Let's face it I am not Joan Collins or Boy George.

I think it's easy for people to assume that fame is equal to glory, but it can be a very isolating experience.

But I am very grateful for my success, and with success, of course, comes a whole lot of celebrity.

I have the stardom glow.

Celebrity, to me, is not a thing to seek.

Celebrity is a word I take great umbrage with. I'm actively anti-celebrity.

I don't care about awards and all the attention being a 'celebrity' gets you. It's just part of the job.

I think it's a gift to become a star, to become a celebrity.

I try to be somewhat wary of fame, but I'm not wary of success.

Any part that makes you world famous has got to be a blessing, hasn't it?

Ninety-five percent of celebrity is good.

I ain't no movie star, man. I'm a booty star.

I don't want to be a reality retro star.

I've always had a lot of ambivalence about fame and celebrity.

Fame creeps up on you.

I'm still trying to get over the fact that my name is being mentioned with people like Brad Pitt.

Fame is the thirst of youth.