Richard Branson Quotes

I'm not the guy trying to be all up in the videos and be a celebrity. I feel like I'm going to lose a certain amount of my privacy if I do that.

My agent pointed out one day that I had been quoted by a columnist in some American newspaper, and he noted with some glee that they simply identified me by name without reminding people who I was, apparently in the clear expectation that their readers would know who I am.

I'm not famous; I am simply very well-known to certain people. Famous is something different.

I get recognized a lot now. It's great.

I think the world needs to see more of my face.

People recognize me - but if you've been in the public eye as long as I have and people don't recognize you, I feel bad about myself.

I don't know if I'll ever get used to the idea that strangers know who I am. I don't know if I want to.

The more work I do and the more I put myself out there publicity-wise, it's gonna be less and less chances of me being able to just walk around without being noticed.

I don't walk around the street thinking, 'I'm Michael Madsen,' but then again, I am that guy, and sometimes people do take notice of me. Sometimes it's really not comfortable.

I'm used to the public knowing me, knowing about me.

There's a difference between fame and fame for fame's sake.

It's always good to be known. You want to build your brand up, want to build your name.

I've become a brand.

My theory is that when you're famous, you're no different from anybody else - it's just that more people know your name.

Fame is the sum of the misunderstanding that gathers about a new name.

My pastor said, Just because you were a celebrity doesn't mean you're supposed to be a celebrity now.

I can go out in public without being recognized. If I want to be recognized in public, it will happen.

I don't know how people recognize me.

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

You can't get un-famous. You can get infamous, but you can't get un-famous.

After getting recognized in public from my picture on our pretzel bag, I can understand not wanting to be in the public eye. It has given me a public persona I had always avoided as a child. I do it because it's for a good cause.

I would love to make my music and be completely anonymous, but that doesn't work. You can't have success and be faceless.

People see you on TV every day, they start knowing your name. You know, I was always just the guy from Maroon 5 until I became myself.

There is a time and place for being in the limelight. As far as being away from the spotlight, well, a certain air of exclusivity is always good.

The thing I get a lot is, 'You've got a very recognisable face.' I'm never quite sure what to make of it.