Nushrat Bharucha Quotes

I've been on the cover of every magazine in the world.

As far as my notoriety or whatever, I haven't been the star of a hit film.

One U.S. hit single and a hit T Shirt in 1985 does not a celebrity make.

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.

I never pursued being 'famous.'

I guess Tom Cruise - everything he does, everything he touches, is kind of a success.

I suppose it's whether you want to be a famous person, or whether you want to be an actor. You have to decide what your priorities are. Great actor, huge star. Sometimes, the two walk hand in hand. Most of the time, they don't.

I have been famous for a long time.

The more successful you become, the more known you become, everything you say is minutely scrutinised a lot.

I don't consider myself a star.

But, you know, you can't be a star at home.

Fame is a by-product which you have to deal with in a sensible way. To believe that it is anything more significant than that is deeply self-deceptive.

I've never wanted to be a star, never.

A lot of designers become hot, attend every party, and then you don't hear about them again.

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

Celebrity is seen by a huge amount of people and certainly myself for a while as the pinnacle of society, of success. It is revered almost religiously, both the institution and its quickly growing member base.

If you're an actress and even one person knows your name, you're lucky.

I was fanatically ambitious. All I ever wanted was to be a star. I didn't want to be a singer. I didn't want to be an actress. I wanted to be a star.

All of my friends in the business ask, 'Why is this woman not a star? Why is she not a household name?'

There are times when I think, if I were a bit more famous, life could be easier in terms of work because producers want bums on seats, and they're going to get bums on seats if they get a name, if you have had that series on telly.

Everywhere I go, people know who I am.

I don't see anything wrong in someone wanting to be famous or having sky-high ambitions.

You don't have to have an attitude if you're famous.

I never wanted to be a star.

For me, I never, never, from the moment I started acting, had a desire to be famous.