Pele Quotes

But I don't think I was ever destined to be a big star.

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.

Am I a rock star? Yeah, I guess.

Fame didn't change me.

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

An American Idol is someone that has all the qualities that America thinks is positive, attractive and alluring.

Money's not important to me. Movie star acknowledgement is not important to me. I don't want to be a big studio actress. I don't want to be in the limelight.

I just want the money and the fame and the adoration, and I don't want any of the other stuff.

I don't know if I want to be a big star though.

I never wanted to be the most famous, the most beautiful, the most extravagant.

I wasn't born a superstar.

I never had any real expectations about what sort of success I would have or all the publicity.

I never did anything about my stardom, it never meant anything to me.

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

You're asking the wrong girl about fame. I'm hardly famous. I wouldn't want to trade places with anyone else.

I never wanted to be a star.

I hope this doesn't sound pompous but I don't think of myself as famous, whatever fame I've got has come through what I've done and associations of things I've done.

I get a lot of recognition for my voice. That always surprises me.

I don't know about whether I thought I would make it this big.

I don't really understand why people are so interested in me, personally. I'm just a curator. I'm just telling people things I think are cool.

We never set out to be superstars.

Sometimes I'm surprised people even know who I am.

I just can't fathom this fame thing; I'm a total newbie.

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