David Harewood Quotes

There is a time and place for being in the limelight. As far as being away from the spotlight, well, a certain air of exclusivity is always good.

The only place I am recognized all the time is in L.A. and otherwise, it's only about once a day. I feel pretty anonymous.

As long as I've been doing Ghost, at least, I've been very keen on maintaining not necessarily an anonymity but a low profile. But on the other hand, I spent 25 years not doing Ghost, where, 20 of those years, I wanted to be nothing but a famous rock musician.

In my mind, I don't really see myself as being famous. I just think my work is being exposed to a bigger audience.

I enjoy the idea of being able to sort of flip-flop between being recognized and not being recognized.

I can go out in public without being recognized. If I want to be recognized in public, it will happen.

There are stars out there who would die to have this much exposure.

I wouldn't miss the fame. I don't go out hunting for it. I try to avoid it and to slip into the background wherever I go.

It must be odd, being recognizable. I would hate to lose that anonymity.

I don't know if I'll ever get used to the idea that strangers know who I am. I don't know if I want to.

Exposure makes you famous, not just good work. Famous is being plastered everywhere.

I have no desire to be famous at all.

I've noticed being back in football that, after some anonymity, people recognise you again. It's a pain in the neck.

I'm not the guy trying to be all up in the videos and be a celebrity. I feel like I'm going to lose a certain amount of my privacy if I do that.

I don't want to be famous.

As a model, only a limited number of people knew about me.

There's this notion that in order to draw attention and to be considered for roles I want to be considered for, you need a certain amount of notoriety.

You've gotta play the Hollywood game, and you know you're doing good the more notoriety you're getting, and that's gold. That's what every actor wants because then you know you're at another level.

I've been lucky in the sense that I haven't become famous.

I never wanted to be a celebrity; I never wanted to be famous. And in my daily life, I work really hard to not trade on it in any way.

Celebrity is the advantage of being known to people who we don't know, and who don't know us.

Fame is a very confusing thing, because you are recognized by a lot of people that you've never seen before, and they're at a great advantage.

I just hate the idea of being well known. I know that is almost impossible if you're an actor who has done okay, but I've always fought against it.

I don't know if I'd wanna be in the limelight.

I never pursued being 'famous.'