Geoff Dyer Quotes

The only time I was ever approached to write a book was when I was most famous.

I do feel very honored to get all this attention. Basically, what I need to do is to go out there and perform. That's what I'm intending to do.

All fame ever does for you is get attention for the work you really want to do.

Its only when you are a great actor and are recognised for your good work that you become famous. Unless you are in the news for the wrong reasons!

People seldom become famous for what they say until after they are famous for what they've done.

I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.

Any part that makes you world famous has got to be a blessing, hasn't it?

I've interviewed presidents and royalty, rock stars and movie stars, famous generals and captains of industry; I've had front row seats at Super Bowls, World Series, and Olympic Games; my books have been on best-seller lists, and my marriage is a long-running success.

The day before I was famous in Denmark, nobody looked my way. The day after, everybody wanted to talk to me.

Before 'Gremlins,' I was a normal person, then within two weeks of the movie coming out, I couldn't walk into a store without people turning around and staring. It's exciting and also scary because everyone starts telling you how amazing you are.

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 don't think you can decide how famous or not you become.

I will either be famous or infamous.

If I can hit No. 1 on the 'New York Times' best-seller list, I'm thinking of having the entire list tattooed on my body somewhere. It would be fabulous.

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

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

Almost anyone can be an author; the business is to collect money and fame from this state of being.

I'm not going to give it the big 'I am' now that I'm a New York Times bestseller.

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've gotten books published. I've met famous people that are very nice. I look back and I say, 'Wow. Thank you, God, for giving me this gift. And thank you for helping me to keep going.'

Most people I know don't even realize I'm an award-winning author, but I have gotten many opportunities to travel to places I'd never have visited otherwise.

If you want to be popular and famous, you can do it; it's dead easy if you have that ego desire. But most of my ego desires as far as being famous and successful were fulfilled a long time ago.

I want to be famous. That's my ambition, and there is nothing wrong with it.

I wanted to be famous and I wanted to make a fortune, and I've done that.

We [with Andrew Ridgeley] were getting so much attention and achieving such success. It never really bothered me.