Phil Hellmuth Quotes

Fame is a weird one. You need to distance yourself from it. People see a value in you that you don't see yourself.

Because of the incredible reputation I have, people find me exciting to watch on film.

And of course I've got kids of my own now, and they love me being in the Harry Potter films. I'm now part of a phenomenon. You become incredibly cool to your kids, and you get a young fan base. So you became the cool dad at school. You're suddenly hip.

I don't consider myself a star.

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.

At times I've got a really big ego. But I'll tell you the best thing about me. I'm some guy's dad; I'm some little gal's dad. When I die, if they say I was Annie's husband and Zachary John and Anna Kate's father, boy, that's enough for me to be remembered by. That's more than enough.

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

My name is not big enough for people to go, 'Let me throw money at you because you're so famous!'

I can't come to terms with stardom or see myself as a star.

My pastor said, Just because you were a celebrity doesn't mean you're supposed to be a celebrity now.

I think I'll always be famous. I just hope I don't become infamous.

I am not a star. At least, I don't consider myself a star.

The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity.

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

I don't feel that I was a Hollywood-created star.

Fame is a by-product which you have to deal with in a sensible way. To believe that it is anything more significant than that is deeply self-deceptive.

When you first get fame, you're so insecure that you just become a ding dong.

I don't think I'll ever be comfortable with the idea of being famous.

If the movie is good then great, but if it's not then God, I feel so bad for that person with their face fifty feet tall, all blown up. Some people would be happy with that, that as long as their face was out there they're stoked about it. I'm not like that.

That's a funny thing, fame. People definitely do treat you differently. When you begin to be successful, people say, 'Don't go changing.' Well, that's easy to say, but the fact is, you don't change at all - other people do.

I think people keep baseballs in their cars, just to be prepared in case they see me. It's cool to get recognized in public; it's an incredible feeling.

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

I don't really care that much about being a matinee idol.

Fame - anyone who says he doesn't like it is crazy.

I don't see myself as famous at all so I'm continuing my life as normal.