Anne Hathaway Quotes

People win Oscars, and then it seems like they fall off the planet. And that's partly because a huge expectation walks in the room and sits right down on top of your head. The moment I won the Oscar, I felt the teardown the very next day.

People win 'Oscars', and then it seems like they fall off the planet. And that's partly because a huge expectation walks in the room and sits right down on top of your head.

I think that, in the beginning, you think, 'I want to be the biggest movie star in the world.' And then, with the more movies you make, you are like, 'I don't know if I want to be that anymore. I think what I am looking for is something different.' I like acting, but a lot of times, stardom comes with a lot of strings attached.

I've never had the luxury - or the nightmare - of having something just blow up and be this huge success and then have everything thrown at you. Being 'the best friend' lessens the responsibility, 'cause I can still go do another movie after something that doesn't do well.

Doors opened for me because of who I am. But the downside is, there is way way too much expectation from me, much more than there would have been if I were from outside the film industry.

All my fans tell me what a glamorous life I have, but I tell them how hard I work and how many nights I spend alone with my dogs, eating chicken pot pie in my bedroom.

When you're a famous, successful person at 16 years old, the rules change for you. Everybody is doing things for you to make life easier so you can go out and play. And I think you miss out on lot of growing up and a lot of reality checks.

What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous.

I was born into big celebrity. It could only diminish.

No one's ever happy with their position in Hollywood. You hear that from people you'd never dream would complain.

I don't know if I was a star. I was certainly working a lot and that was strange because there were good things about it and things that were difficult.

I've been accustomed to being famous and having a certain level of attention for 14 years, but in the last few months, it's changed. It's like on the arcade game, I've gone up to the next level.

I ain't no movie star, man. I'm a booty star.

Some people can only be happy being a star. What happens if and when the work dries up?

Lindsay Lohan was the 'It' girl from, like, 14. That's a lot of pressure.

I'm not a star, and I don't want to be a star. Stars fall. I'm an ordinary guy with an extraordinary job.

I think people of lesser talent will become stars.

A lot of people my age who are working right now have never acted; they get a show and suddenly they're making millions. It's always those people who get it fast who have the most trouble staying grounded and being themselves.

Being an ex-child star is not a given.

I think musicians and actors have all these problems, because of the popularity and the opportunity.

I think the guy who has had the better films is Will Smith. I don't know if he's a better actor than me. I don't think so. I am a rapper first. Man, I just love what I do. I am just the greatest and I can't help it. I'm sorry man.

I never got into this business thinking I'd be like a movie star.

I'm not up there with Kate Winslet and Julia Roberts. I don't sell tickets. I've known that for a long time.

Even at a young age, when you start to do well, it's tough because it's lonely on top, and I wasn't the most popular.

It's one thing to look at someone like Beyonce and Rihanna and to see how beloved and talented they are, and it's another thing to live inside it.