Zephyr Teachout Quotes

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

Fame legitimizes. Being conspicuous gets confused with being illustrious.

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.

Celebrity is a weird appendage, which is useless unless you do something with it.

The higher your profile, the more people want you.

'The New York Times' thing... I think any actor would be thrilled to be profiled in that paper.

To whatever degree you have as a celebrity or notoriety, there are people who see you as an opinion leader.

I feel like clout is something that builds up on your teeth.

I want to make a name for myself.

I don't think people we'll miss the fact that SDC is way up there and that our profile is high.

I've photographed just about everyone in the world. But what I hope to do is photograph people of accomplishment, not celebrity, and help define the difference once again.

What I've learned is that you really don't need to be a celebrity or have money or have the paparazzi following you around to be famous.

It doesn't take much to get a high profile in Australia.

Fame and success are very different things.

Somebody like me wouldn't have gone on to the Trisha show because I already had a public profile.

I don't really care about having more fame than I have.

I'm in a great position now where I've got recognition. I'm not recognized too much.

You have to get in the limelight based on what you do, how creative you are, and not how much money you make.

Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful - unless one was striving for mediocrity.

I want to become more famous, even more famous.

You can become famous but you can't become unfamous. You can become infamous but not unfamous.

Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid.

I certainly don't think I would have been asked to pose for Rage if I wasn't a known writer.

Having these colossal accolades and titles, they get in the way.

Don't confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other.