Roy Clark Quotes

I don't care to be famous. But at the same time, you look at all the role models these little girls have, and they don't have anyone to look up to. I mean, it's weird, but if I just hid out and didn't let myself be known, who would they look up to instead, you know?

I don't feel like an icon; I don't think of myself as an icon.

I don't know how people recognize me.

I see myself not only as a football player, but an entertainer and icon.

I have parents come up to me and say, 'I don't know who you are, but my kid wants his picture taken with you.'

Famous is celebrityism, and I don't want that... I know that I'm not that. Everybody knows who you are. I can't imagine living that life, but I don't think I consider myself famous.

I'm used to the public knowing me, knowing about me.

I didn't go into acting because I wanted to be a role model.

In the Middle East, I can't walk down the street without being recognized. In the States, I'm totally fine going out.

I don't want to be a celebrity. I never, ever did.

It's weird to hear anyone call me a role model.

As actors, you are social figures, and you are setting an example for people to follow, so I feel very blessed that my work has allowed me to influence people in some way.

This mum comes up, she's got a five-year-old kid and she says, 'Can he have your autograph, you are his favourite person in the whole world.' I thought, 'How cool is that? I've got five-year-old fans,' and as I'm signing this autograph, the mum goes, 'Yeah, yeah, you're by far the best Wiggle.'

Sometimes I sit in my den at home and read stories about myself. Kids used to save whole scrapbooks on me. They get tired of them and mail them to me. I'll go in there and read them, and you know what? They might as well be about (Stan) Musial and (Joe) DiMaggio, it's like reading about somebody else.

I guess I am famous in a way. I would rather consider it recognizable - I think that is more logical. I don't feel famous.

I find that people can pass me on the street who've just seen my picture in the paper and they wouldn't recognize me. If they'd seen me on television, the heads turn. They say, "Wait a minute. I don't know who that is, but he's somebody.

I think people recognize me if I am going out to dinner or if I am staying in a hotel. They are not quite sure at first because I have grown up a lot.

When I was a kid, I used to look in the mirror and pretend I was Elvis.

I definitely wanted to be famous as a kid, but as I've gotten older, I feel less comfortable with it.

I'm not a hero or a superstar. I'm an everyday guy. I feel happy when children approach me. I feel that something good is happening in life when little kids recognise me.

I wanted to be a singer forever. But it's not really my cup of tea. Having the whole world know who you are.

When you're famous, you're always famous. It doesn't go away.

I guess any movie actor can become a role model for audiences out there who enjoy him.

I never fail to find it weird when people recognise me.

I don't conduct myself like a rock 'n' roll star in my day-to-day living. Am I a celebrity? Yes. Do people recognize me on the street? Yes, they do. But at the same time, it's not a media center out here. People get used to you.