Billy Williams Quotes

I'm always just surprised when someone writes something about me.

I still can't believe it when people say I am a celebrity.

To be an icon is a big job - it's beyond acting. And sometimes it pays, and sometimes it doesn't.

The strangest part about being famous is you don't get to give first impressions anymore. Everyone already has an impression of you before you meet them.

When your name is out there like that, guys are going to want to see what you're about.

A famous person to themselves, they don't get up in the morning and think, I'm famous. I'm not famous to me. Famous is a perception.

The whole fame question is one that is constantly intriguing to me. I think that fame is something that other people create about you. Whether you jump into that or not is up to you - and whether you have the talents for jumping into it or not.

The degree of notoriety I have is fine and easy. There's nothing hysterical about it.

Fame is something that is tough when it comes. It's a weird thing to take on in real life. I was a little bit afraid and, as a result, kind of turned my back on it. You should embrace it because it's going to be a part of who you are, and it's going to be a part of what this business is about.

People think I'm a celebrity. I'm not a celebrity.

A lot of people in America don't know me, and that's something I have to overcome.

It took me a long time to realize you don't choose what you're famous for.

When the success of 'Crazy Rich' hit, it's like everybody knows exactly who you are, and the way that they speak to you is different. I've stayed the same throughout. It's just people's perception of you changes.

You can't turn fame off regardless if you're a platinum-selling artist or you're in jail every week. If you're famous, you're famous. You're in the headlines either way you go.

I've been recognised in garages. I'll be paying for my petrol, and I'll see this guy looking at me, thinking, 'Is it him?' Then he'll be looking at my car: 'No, he couldn't be driving that car.' I've actually had two people say to me:,'Hello Dominic, I thought you might have a better car than that, mate!'

It is better to be famous than notorious, but better to be notorious than obscure.

Fame is one thing, notoriety is another.

There's a lot of difference between being well known and being notorious and the black paintings didn't make me well known - they made me notorious.

Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.

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

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.

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

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

I don't crave fame. I mean, it's nice to be recognized. It is useful.