Poonam Dhillon Quotes

Fame is a constant effort.

I suppose because my work was so popular people didn't really look at it.

If you stay on the air for 18 years, people know you.

For people to keep saying, 'We want to see more of this guy, even though the shows have not always been out-of-the-box successes,' is a huge compliment to me.

The more records you put up, the longer they talk about you.

I'm not just looking for hits.

I think if you are a talented person, your story makes you a bigger star rather than the art.

I don't crave fame. I mean, it's nice to be recognized. It is useful.

Having your work be the basis of fame, that's a far more stable feeling.

Fame is, I think, just a disgusting by-product of what I do.

I hate to think of the day when nobody remembers me as an actor and I can't get good tables in restaurants.

I don't consider myself an A-list celebrity or a big dog, but every time I meet somebody, even rappers who've been in the game for years... they're like, 'Man, I'm trying to get on your level.'

Being a celebrity or anything else where you're really ambitious, it's really a game to see how successful you can get.

All fame ever does for you is get attention for the work you really want to do.

People are looking for fame or a focus, and I can't provide that.

It doesn't matter who you are, how many awards you've won, how popular you are, or how much critical acclaim you've had.

I've never seen anybody win the game in the media. But at the same time, I understand what it could do for you, if you wanted to be someone who talks a lot.

Yeah, ideally, I'd probably wish to be more anonymous. But scrutiny and success go together. And I want to be successful.

Becoming famous and selling a lot of records doesn't change a thing.

Fame and success are very different things.

I try to be somewhat wary of fame, but I'm not wary of success.

Ninety-five percent of celebrity is good.

To be remembered at all is an achievement of sorts.

I want to be an icon.

But hey, controversy - well, it hasn't hurt me in 50 years.