Rachael Stirling Quotes

If I hadn't had the experience of being famous, I would have searched for it my whole life. I would have just gone on and on trying to find it.

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 never wanted to be a celebrity; I never wanted to be famous. And in my daily life, I work really hard to not trade on it in any way.

Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent.

I love being famous - it's phenomenal.

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

In Los Angeles, as I gained and lost celebrity, then gained it again, I often found myself wondering why I, out of thousands like me, had become famous.

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

I never wanted fame, of all things, and I'm not just being cheeky. There are benefits that come with being famous, but there's also confusion. It's important to make sure your feet stay on the ground.

Fame is the thirst of youth.

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

I earned my famous name.

The day I say I'm famous is the day I sound like a fanny.

As long as I've been doing Ghost, at least, I've been very keen on maintaining not necessarily an anonymity but a low profile. But on the other hand, I spent 25 years not doing Ghost, where, 20 of those years, I wanted to be nothing but a famous rock musician.

I don't like to be famous.

Once you are accepted as a star, as a good artiste, nothing else matters.

When people say I've become a star, it takes time to sink in.

You don't want to lose the nostalgia of being a superstar.

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

In opera, as with any performing art, to be in great demand and to command high fees you must be good of course, but you must also be famous. The two are different things.

I've been lucky in the sense that I haven't become famous.

At first, I thoroughly enjoyed being famous.

A little recognition is not a bad thing because it means people appreciate your work. The only problem is when you can't walk down the street or have a meal without people looking at you. I want to be the one looking at people.

Major success feels a bit like a coronation. Like I'd become a king. I was one of the most famous people in the world, loved and hated in equal measure. I couldn't see anything bad with it. It made me a happy person.

Being famous is great, it's not like bad or horrible or anything.