Antonio Banderas Quotes

People are crazy about seeing a celebrity in person.

I hate all the red carpet stuff. It's weird, because it's part of what's expected of you now.

Los Angeles is such a town of show business, and I'm a terrible celebrity. I find it difficult - it's the beast that must be fed. There's this big wheel of pictures and articles that goes around, and you get pinned on it.

It's hard to find normal celebrities.

I find it strange that actors are on the covers of magazines.

Back when I was competing I had a lot of fans wanting my autograph, wanting to take my picture, but nothing like what my son is dealing with.

I'm obsessed with celebrities and fame. I always will be.

Actors are seen as celebrities, but they're just real people with families.

Groupies to me, were people who followed you around. Familiar faces who were always there, asking for autographs. We have more of those now, but they're not sexual.

You have to treat Hollywood like it's your boyfriend - he's there all the time.

It's hard to be a celebrity nowadays. It's not about your track record anymore. If you have a great movie, you're good. If not, people are ready to write you off. I think the only ones who are really winning are people like Will Smith. People go, 'Oh, it's Will Smith. I've got to see him, whatever he's in.'

When you become a celebrity, the world owns you and your image.

Look, at the same time that I don't want to be a celebrity, I understand that when you make movies you put yourself out in the public eye. I'd be a baby and a fool to be like, 'Why are there cameras taking pictures of me?' when I'm on a billboard for a movie. I think that's a very absurd concept.

My whole goal was to be able to work in television and film and maintain a normal life, never be in a tabloid.

Celebrities, movie stars and rock stars are losing their mystique.

I really hate the duties of being a celebrity, like getting dressed up for the red carpet.

It does get strange when you realize people will hang around for hours to get a glimpse of you doing scenes outside.

I think celebrities suck.

I never wanted to work with celebrities. I have no interest. I don't really care about their egos and their publicists.

People have always been obsessed by celebrities. There are just more outlets and opportunities to make a living exploiting that obsession nowadays.

I didn't read the book on how to be a well-adjusted celebrity.

I fell in love with a civilian. Not an actress and not a famous actress at that. Because then the attention doesn't double - it grows exponentially. Because then suddenly everybody wants to be in your bedroom. But I don't really give them anything.

I was on some TV shows with Lady Gaga the other week, and you could see the difference in reaction between her fans and my fans outside. She comes out, and she looks like a star, and the reaction is just tears, crying, people going, 'Oh my God, Oh my God.' My fans are like: 'Alright, Ed.'

I understand that if you set out to be a celebrity, then you asked for it, but all I wanted to be was an actor.

I understand acting and I understand actors. I don't really understand the world of celebrity. That's just bizarre. Those sorts of elements I'm at sea with.