Neil deGrasse Tyson Quotes

I can't believe that person on the television is really me.

I still think it's weird that people are interested in what I like and what I represent.

I never got really into Twitter until more recently when I started doing the Dirt Nasty thing, and created that other character. I think it's almost essential now. I don't think Leonardo DiCaprio necessarily needs to do it, but someone like me, who's somewhere in the middle of nowhere and a shitstack, I need to do that.

I would have changed my last name if being famous were my goal.

I know there are thousands of images of me.

I don't walk around the street thinking, 'I'm Michael Madsen,' but then again, I am that guy, and sometimes people do take notice of me. Sometimes it's really not comfortable.

In a world where a lot of people's sense of self is dominated by how many people are following their Twitter feed, what does fame really do, and why is it important?

I had maybe 200 followers when I started. A bunch of radio stations were like, 'Uhhhhhh, my daughter has more followers than her'.

Everything I post on social media, they make a headline out of it!

A social media influencer. I'm not even sure what that means.

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 remember being on this film once, and people said, 'You're not on Instagram or Facebook - what's your deal?' They said, 'In this industry, if you want to do well, people want to invest in who you are.' I said, 'I'm an actor, not a celebrity - they watch my acting, and hopefully that's enough.'

People are bound to comment, and that means they are following me.

I loved the hood and still love the hood but I had to realize like Ra you a rapper now you're in the public eye.

I want to thank everyone for believing in me, even though I only have 27,000 Instagram followers.

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Celebrities have more influence to be able to reach out to people, but people are becoming famous on Facebook and social media every day.

The heartthrob thing came in the late 1960s, and to be honest, it was fun! But I was very aware that well-known actors are two people - who you are and who other people think you are. Life only gets tricky if you confuse the two.

Fame is a dangerous thing. It's what the post-industrial society wants. They want fame and many followers on Twitter. But to really make the world understandable, that challenge is remaining.

People see you on TV every day, they start knowing your name. You know, I was always just the guy from Maroon 5 until I became myself.

I think I'm less anonymous than I was.

I've never really had a media edifice supporting me.

I think it's useful, as a famous person, to have as little separation between the perception of you and how you really are - because otherwise I'd be sitting here thinking I'm keeping secrets, and wondering when you're going to find out.

There are loads of websites devoted to me.

I'm so central to YouTube now, and that puts me in the spotlight and raises a lot of questions like, 'Why is he so big?'