Colleen Haskell Quotes

It never crossed my mind that one day I'm gonna be big and famous and have my own TV show, you know?

I got to have a TV show that really was the talk of the nation for a while there. So I'm a very lucky guy.

Being in 'Us Weekly' does not make you famous.

I find that people are constantly coming up to me now. There's been a definite surge of people recognizing me and I'm not sure if it has to do with the DVDs or not, but I've sort of assumed that it does because the show has been off the air for three years now.

I've never really had a media edifice supporting me.

I knew I had arrived when taxi drivers would say, 'You're that twit on the Billy Cotton Show, aren't you?'

Like, if you are a celebrity, then anyone will let you be in a film or on a TV show, and if you're an actor, chances are if you are successful, you are becoming a celebrity.

The one thing about being on 'ER' that has changed is that I'm more easily recognizable.

I mean, why am I considered an 'it girl?' Because I'm in a lot of movies right now or am on the covers of magazines? I just hope there is something solid behind that. Because here's the thing with 'it girl' status. It's great and amazing that anybody is saying that at all. But how long does that last?

I didn't get into this for fame, I genuinely didn't. I love acting, and I know that's a cliche, but I didn't, really, I was very naive when it came to the whole being recognized thing.

Anybody who says they don't want to be seen on a show which has millions of people watching it at one time when they're in the business of selling records is a bit silly.

I get recognised a fair bit. It goes up when 'Peep Show' or the sketch show is on the telly or when we're doing loads of interviews.

I haven't done 'Celebrity Poker Showdown,' and I would love them to have me, but I think I'm not a big enough celebrity yet to get on there.

The German public knows me quite well. I have been in their kitchens and living rooms for years.

I'm obviously more known for being on television, and that's where most people see me.

I don't consider myself to be a celebrity. If anything I'm a minor celebrity or a TV star or whatever.

I am a reality all-star. This is what I do. I'm not an actor or an athlete.

I don't think I am a very big star on TV.

Ever since 'Bigg Boss' happened, a lot of entertainment and movie offers poured in.

A lot of times, people are simply interested in seeing me because I was on television.

Someone like Bethany Frankel goes from being, like, 'some lady' to a star with arguably as much charisma as anybody else on TV. I personally find that riveting.

Whether it happens over 10 years, like with a lot of people, or with one hit movie that thrusts you into that world, when you become successful as an actor, you become well known. In the end game, that's just part of the business.

I don't consider stardom to be anything related with me. I hope that the only way this business will ever change me will be (giving me) a good life.

We've had really good mainstream publicity for these books and both Wanted and Chosen were snapped up as movie deals before each series even ended so I'm honestly just pinching myself.

I never looked at fan mail, for some reason. My mother and grandmother handled my mail - although it's not like I was ever in the stratosphere of Kirk Cameron or Scott Baio.