Italia Ricci Quotes

I think I have the perfect level of fame. 99% of the time, I'm a normal person. But once a day someone comes up to say hello, and it's beautiful.

There's a certain section of the public who spot me in the street but it's never horrible. I'm not a soap villain who gets spat at.

Walking down the street, it's a humbling feeling. Everyone stopping you for photos and autographs, it's real humbling.

I was overwhelmed when people started to know who I was.

It's different hearing girls I don't even know scream my name.

And it was only released in London last week, so when I go back to England Monday or whatever, I am expecting heaps of adulation. I'm hoping there is. If that doesn't happen I will be disappointed.

I quite like being mobbed. After all, it is extremely nice to be recognised. That's what acting is all about - being recognised.

When people are running up to me in the grocery store screaming, 'Oh my God! Oh my God!' that's when I know I'm swervin'. As long as people are recognizing you and you matter to them, then you're doing something right.

If I'm a star, then the people made me a star.

The fact that people actually want my autograph is crazy.

I was delighted to become a popular-culture reference point. I'm still delighted about it actually, and I still find it to be weird.

Everyone in show business has had the experience of the fan who is so excited at recognizing their favorite star, they say, 'Oh my gosh, you're my biggest fan!'

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.

Pretty good, you know it's nice when you get people coming up to you saying 'Can I have a photo or an autograph'; it's a compliment, I think.

They're just big in the eyes of the American public.

Being a teen idol is what I've waited for my whole life.

That is what fame is, isn't it? To get the world to fall in love with you.

Fame didn't happen to me in my 20s, it has been a gradual thing which probably makes it easier to deal with.

I get called 'Mayor West' a lot in airports. I've been very fortunate to have a fan base that keeps growing, and the work gets such a warm response and humor from people.

I always have to make it as clear as I possibly can that fame is 99.9 percent good.

To see fans cheering your name, that's shocking. I'm like, 'Wait, how do you know who I am?'

It is fun, I learned, to stroll around with Spike Lee and to gauge other people's reactions. Everyone recognizes him.

People cross the road to give me their autographs.

Whether it is fame, love or respect, the Telly world has given me everything that I craved for.

In Naples, each time I go out people want to take my photo or ask for autographs.