Genie Francis Quotes

I've walked down the street with Madonna, and I've walked down the street with Colin Firth, and it was a little bit more... with Madonna they were a little rougher, but they were all there for Colin. It was amazing. Women adore him. They swoon.

I was on some TV shows with Lady Gaga the other week, and you could see the difference in reaction between her fans and my fans outside. She comes out, and she looks like a star, and the reaction is just tears, crying, people going, 'Oh my God, Oh my God.' My fans are like: 'Alright, Ed.'

It is difficult to be famous and that successful where you can't even walk down the street without people chasing you, and having people build monuments to you and worshiping you - all that stuff - but I never took that to a place where I believed it. I saw it as being temporary and a phase.

The whole deal is when you walk onstage, you're up there bigger than life. People idolize you.

There's definitely a whole different vibe on the set when there's like basically royalty working with us. We could have whatever we wanted. I felt like Britney Spears.

And God help Bruce Springsteen when they decide he's no longer God... They'll turn on him, and I hope he survives it.

It's different hearing girls I don't even know scream my name.

I don't know if I'm a heartthrob or if I want to be one! I heard that I get the most fan mail. It's very flattering, and lovely to be popular with the public.

It's a trip but it hasn't crossed over to the point where women are throwing their panties at me.

And to me, fame is not a positive thing. The idea of being famous is a lot better than the reality. It's fantastic when you go to premieres and people cheer you, but it's not real. And it's totally not my approach to get my name on a club door just because I can.

Any star can be devoured by human adoration, sparkle by sparkle.

If I'm a star, then the people made me a star.

Any entertainer who tells you that the adoration of fans is not a heady experience probably never had the experience.

I find fame to be quite unnatural. Humans are not built for extreme adoration.

I wouldn't want to think people doted on us, hung on every word, or wanted to look like us.

I think people keep baseballs in their cars, just to be prepared in case they see me. It's cool to get recognized in public; it's an incredible feeling.

I'm not good at being lionized, and when I'm in 'Grateful Dead'-type situations, that happens.

In this business, if you're a success, there's some folks who actually worship you. I have been to some places where it's impossible to walk across the stage without having the major portion of my outfit torn off for souvenirs.

I like celebrities. I love people who are famous. Always have.

Back when I was competing I had a lot of fans wanting my autograph, wanting to take my picture, but nothing like what my son is dealing with.

Any actor who says he does not like so many people shouting his name would be lying.

We're just actors, man, just part of things. We're just doing our jobs, like everyone else does their jobs. The adulation for us is much more because we are always in the public eye. But I never became an actor because I wanted people to scream out my name.

Outside my house in Delhi, you will find at least 10 guys waiting to catch a glimpse of me.

When I was 30, I was very popular. Kids would scream, and women would scream.

I love the attention. I love how I am so loved by the people, especially the girls.