Divya Dutta Quotes

You know, one of the biggest thrills I have is when famous people recognize me from Taxi.

I just hate the idea of being well known. I know that is almost impossible if you're an actor who has done okay, but I've always fought against it.

I am really proud that I am one of the artists that has the opportunity to be on magazine covers and to be in the movies.

Now I'm seen by more people in one episode than I was in 20 years of theatre and movies. It's gratifying to have an impact on 25 million people a night, but I can say goodbye to my lunch-pail life as a working actor. I'm scared I might be a celebrity.

I know that everyone wants to know about 'Downton Abbey,' but the truth is that it was only a few days out of my life. Still, you play a distinctive part on a hit series, and everyone suddenly knows who you are. Isn't it crazy how this business works?

I know that one's visibility is very high on television, even with an unsuccessful show! With a successful role, it's even higher.

If you want to be really famous you have to go on TV every day.

Who doesn't want to be famous? I am famous. I'm dying to be on TV.

That was my dream to be on a Disney show. So it was weird to suddenly getting stopped by kids my own age and getting recognized by people.

Being a movie star is a quality that somebody sort of embodies, and being a celebrity is something that people give to you. It has to do with being recognizable, as opposed to something that people recognize in you. I just hope to make good movies. I know that sounds simple, but it's true.

With acting, there is a level of anonymity which is conducive to your profession. There are examples of very public people who are on the cover of every celebrity magazine but can't open a film.

Being in 'Us Weekly' does not make you famous.

I wanted to be famous. I wanted people to talk about me.

I was so flattered to be asked to be in the movies - the idea of being paid to act was heady stuff.

The first time my friends saw me in a magazine I was so excited.

If you're a musician or actor, you know that if you're successful, some level of fame goes along with that. You're prepared. But how often does that happen to a programmer?

Somebody did an article in one of the newspapers saying that at that time I had the most visibility of any actor around. Kind of nice, you know, when that thing was happening.

Fame should be left to the film stars.

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.

It's cool to be in the paper every once in awhile and people read about you and they know who you are.

The star thing, the celebrity thing, is new to me.

If you're an actress and even one person knows your name, you're lucky.

For me, I never, never, from the moment I started acting, had a desire to be famous.

I know so many acting careers that are deliberately kickstarted by a publicist placing a bit of rubbish in a newspaper. And I don't want that. If someone recognises me, I want it to be because they've seen me in something, not because they have seen me at something.

I don't mind doing the whole red carpet thing when I have to when it comes to publicizing a movie. But besides that, I don't like those kinds of things at all. Celebrity status is not really something that appeals to me.