Gillian Armstrong Quotes

The other actresses, who are called my contemporaries, they started with a megastar. They were superstars overnight and are the same even today.

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

Before 'Gremlins,' I was a normal person, then within two weeks of the movie coming out, I couldn't walk into a store without people turning around and staring. It's exciting and also scary because everyone starts telling you how amazing you are.

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.

People recognise me and come up to me sometimes, but I'm not like George Clooney.

You can get awful famous in this country in seven days.

I went from being 'Mario who?' to 'Mario baby!

The ultimate dream is a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Celebrity has lost its value - all you have to do is go on a reality TV show for six weeks and everybody knows your name.

I awoke one morning and found myself famous.

People recognise me now. I've got so much fan mail.

I'm proud of 'Mission: Impossible.' It made me famous beyond my wildest dreams.

Overnight, I became a public figure.

I don't think somebody can just, like, wave a magic wand and make you a star.

Years ago, I was a nobody. Now, I am a face recognized almost across the world.

The world of celebrity that comes with the world of art is not particularly interesting to me.

I don't think I am a very big star on TV.

I don't see myself as celebrity like other people do. I just think that's funny.

I've never seen the allure of being famous, because I know what that's like. It's part of work.

When I go places, I'm very much spotted, but I'm definitely ready for it and the opportunities it's going to bring.

I never became an actor for people to want to take pictures with me or wanting my autograph. I feel I am nothing more special than the next living soul, but I understand that I work in entertainment, and this attraction comes with the territory.

For me, it was important to keep my name in 'mainstream Hollywood.'

I hate to consider myself a celebrity.

We gon' be a household name!

I made up my mind I was going to walk that thin line between fame and oblivion.