Jon Favreau Quotes

Fame is the sum of the misunderstanding that gathers about a new name.

Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are.

When I was younger, everyone thought I was Courteney Cox.

There was an article about me once, and the first line was, 'It's good to be a gangster.' Well, I'm not a gangster. I'm an actor.

I'm not famous; I am simply very well-known to certain people. Famous is something different.

People always come up to me and say, Oh, you're Chloe Se-VIG-ny, right? Sevigny. Number seven, letter e.

All the people know Tomba, but not the real Alberto.

For somebody famous, it's weird anyway to meet someone, because they have a preconceived notion of who you are.

Many people think I'm a television personality. I never have been! Just someone who acts it.

It's funny that people think because you don't have a movie or record out, you disappear into a frozen chamber someplace. They think you're dead when you're not in the public eye.

When Miranda first started becoming popular, not many people knew who she was. People were confused by her. They thought she was a real person. I got a lot of interesting responses.

I think a lot of people confuse what we do with fame or wanting fame... which is not necessarily true.

Fame is one thing, notoriety is another.

fame is merely the fact of being misunderstood by millions of people.

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

If you can't be famous, at least you can be notorious.

For me, I walk a line of fame and infamy. I walk the line of celebrity and non-celebrity.

'It Girl' is supposed to be something that only lasts a certain amount of time. They keep calling me an 'It Girl,' and at this point it makes me laugh, because I've done that so many times: 'You're it;' 'You're not it.' What is 'it?'

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

I wanted to be a singer forever. But it's not really my cup of tea. Having the whole world know who you are.

As far as my notoriety or whatever, I haven't been the star of a hit film.

Being famous is great, it's not like bad or horrible or anything.

There's no such thing as unwanted attention for an actor.

Well, every now and then I would hear the preposterous notion that that Jane Pauley sounds like Barbara Walters. Like I could if I tried?

I suppose I am reluctant about being any sort of 'star' and I didn't particularly want to be portrayed as one.