Joshua Bell Quotes

Being a celebrity or anything else where you're really ambitious, it's really a game to see how successful you can get.

It's never been my purpose to become an American icon, or more famous or richer.

I think people often confuse success with fame and stardom.

I had no preconceived idea what fame would be like, because I never thought I would be famous. I just wanted to do my work. Hell, I just wanted to pay my rent on time.

Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else - very rarely to those who say to themselves, 'Go to, now, let us be a celebrated individual!'.

We never set out to be superstars.

So, I do not work towards fame but if it happens to me, I won't say no.

I'm not a big fan of fame; I'm a big fan of success.

I was not driven by fame and fortune.

When I was growing up, I thought I'd be a lot happier if I was famous and successful and if I had money.

Fame and success are very different things.

I try to be somewhat wary of fame, but I'm not wary of success.

You know, you want to be a success. You want people to know who you are.

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

I can't imagine wanting to be famous just for the sake of being famous. I think fame should come along with success, talent.

I don't know if fame will come.

Busy is good, you know. Busy is better than bored, and there's more recognition. Like, I try to feign the anonymity which I had before 'O.J.'

I don't need the fame or power.

I never knew you could be so known from your success.

I didn't have any aspirations to be famous at all.

Me and my little brother never grew up wanting to be famous.

It would be nice if we could all agree to this proposition: popularity is not the same as achievement.

It's cool to be recognized, but it's not something that I was seeking or sought after. I never wanted to be famous.

I didn't want to be famous or any of that.

Fame is like the dessert that comes with your achievements - it's not an achievement in itself, but sometimes it can overpower the work.