Roy Orbison Quotes

That's a funny thing, fame. People definitely do treat you differently. When you begin to be successful, people say, 'Don't go changing.' Well, that's easy to say, but the fact is, you don't change at all - other people do.

I have to maintain my stardom.

Fame is finally only the sum total of all the misunderstanding that can gather around a new name.

Branding is everything. A young girl once came up to me and told me I could be famous because I looked just like Richard Branson!

Control the public's perception of you and nobody will care if you have any talent.

The heartthrob thing came in the late 1960s, and to be honest, it was fun! But I was very aware that well-known actors are two people - who you are and who other people think you are. Life only gets tricky if you confuse the two.

I think I have just always had an awareness that when you go to a premiere and people start cheering and shouting your name and stuff, they are shouting at a perception of you that they have.

All the people know Tomba, but not the real Alberto.

Anybody who becomes a movie star becomes successful at projecting a certain image to the public.

People used to be funny about approaching me, but now they seem to think I'm as sane as anyone who's done what I've done in movies can be.

I never cultivated a personality. Almost everyone who is really famous has cultivated a personality.

I lead a unique existence as someone who is famous for being young on film, or young in the minds of everyone.

For people who may think they know, or have snippets of who I am, you can attack that person. That's part of being a public figure.

Just for the pleasure of being seen on screen with Aamirji, I can't play a loser. It will disappoint my supporters.

Fame is a problem of perspective.

Being the Rated-R Superstar, I have to live up to the reputation.

Once we got to the race track, everybody called me Bubba - we created a brand around it. Now it's become a household name.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.

People talk about this Julia Roberts almost like it's a cup of Pepsi. People think Julia Roberts is something they created. The fact is, 26 years ago, there was this scrunched-up little pink baby named Julia Roberts. I am a girl, like anybody else.

I'm aware that people see me as a sex symbol. But I know I can act.

Celebrity is the advantage of being known to people who we don't know, and who don't know us.

I've never really been America's sweetheart, but for a minute I think that's what they wanted me to be.

Almost everybody that's well-known gets tagged with a nickname.

The problem with fame is that you get frozen in one frame and nothing you can do can alter the nature.

The strangest part about being famous is you don't get to give first impressions anymore. Everyone already has an impression of you before you meet them.