Amanda Seyfried Quotes

I was a teen idol and that has a short shelf life.

There are people who are known for some contribution to pop culture, but that doesn't mean that you've survived solely on your relevance to whatever is currently popular. That's what a pop star is, in that sense. You might start out as a pop star, but that's just an opportunity to become more relevant, if you possibly can.

Being in 'Us Weekly' does not make you famous.

I find that people are constantly coming up to me now. There's been a definite surge of people recognizing me and I'm not sure if it has to do with the DVDs or not, but I've sort of assumed that it does because the show has been off the air for three years now.

I've never really had a media edifice supporting me.

Fame is a constant effort.

People will consider me a part of their lives for however long 'Downton Abbey' lasts. It's a lovely thing to feel as an actor.

I was on a game show and now I'm the game show girl who got a movie. That's how I consider myself.

For every person that says, 'I love your work, and my daughter thinks you're great, and we watch all your movies,' and is very kind, there are 10 more that are like, 'Who are you? What's your name? Are you on 'House of Cards'?'

When they put me on ESPN and they talk about negative things, or when they put me on TMZ and they talk about negative things, I'm just glad that I'm relevant; to have lasted this long being relevant.

The one thing about being on 'ER' that has changed is that I'm more easily recognizable.

Fame is short-lived, and you're the last to know when you are no longer hot.

I think it's real easy to be famous these days; it's not real easy to sustain success.

A lot of these reality-TV shows people go on, they come off, and nothing happens. You never hear from them again. Fifteen seconds of fame is not the name of the game. No matter how big you break, or how many people you break in front of, you still have to slowly build a fan base to have anything loyal and lasting from people.

When I go outside of L.A., no matter where it is, really anywhere I go, people will be stopping me or taking pictures or whatever it is. And it's great. It's amazing. I'm just lucky.

I don't consider myself to be a celebrity. If anything I'm a minor celebrity or a TV star or whatever.

A lot of celebrities are afraid of being out of sight, out of mind. I'm the complete opposite.

It's funny, but as time goes by, I get stopped in airports all the time, and it's always about 'Shannon's Deal.'

A lot of times, people are simply interested in seeing me because I was on television.

Popularity? It's glory's small change.

Actors, politicians, and writers-all of us are but creatures of the hour. Long-lasting fame comes to but few.

Being an icon is overrated, remember an icon can be moved by a mouse

What is fame? a fancied life in others' breath.

I never looked at fan mail, for some reason. My mother and grandmother handled my mail - although it's not like I was ever in the stratosphere of Kirk Cameron or Scott Baio.

I think we as celebrities have a lot more control.