Brendan Gleeson Quotes

Well, I think a lot of people just want to be famous.

I've been accustomed to being famous and having a certain level of attention for 14 years, but in the last few months, it's changed. It's like on the arcade game, I've gone up to the next level.

Once you become famous, there is nothing left to become but infamous.

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

I love being famous - it's phenomenal.

I never pursued being 'famous.'

There's a big difference to me between the people who are famous and just accept the fact that it comes with the territory of what they do, and the people who actively seek it out, who intentionally put themselves in the position of being on camera and being famous.

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

When you become famous, being famous becomes your profession.

I have no interest in being famous for the sake of being famous.

I find it so weird when the media calls me 'small screen super star.' I don't think I'm one!

Who doesn't want to be famous? I am famous. I'm dying to be on TV.

I hate to consider myself a celebrity.

Being famous is part of my job.

I know it's a cliche but I never wanted to be famous. I don't believe anybody wants to be famous.

Becoming famous was never what I wanted to do. There's a lot of things that come with fame - it's what people in the limelight have to do.

And to me, fame is not a positive thing. The idea of being famous is a lot better than the reality. It's fantastic when you go to premieres and people cheer you, but it's not real. And it's totally not my approach to get my name on a club door just because I can.

I don't feel comfortable with the kind of celebrity that has come my way - and I'm not very good at it, either.

I've been famous my entire life; I don't know any other way.

I don't know about this thing - being famous. I haven't figured it out yet. It still mystifies me.

You won't see me on Barbara Walters; Oprah, that's not who I am.

In a lot of aspects it's cooler that we don't have a lot of really overly famous people in the band.

I want to become more famous, even more famous.

A celebrity is one who is known to many persons he is glad he doesn't know.

I don't really want to be a celebrity.