Michael Bergin Quotes

When you have celebrity, it's a whole different thing than being an artist.

Because of the incredible reputation I have, people find me exciting to watch on film.

The reason why people are huge stars is nothing to do with acting. It's the magic. Charisma is a word that's used too often; it's something special, and it's what makes stars. It's luck, and basically, it's genes.

I don't think I have the pulling power of Jim Carrey.

If you've been on the covers of some magazines and been in a few movies that have been seen by people, for some reason, women seem to be drawn to you.

Now, being on the cover of Vanity Fair is as important as being in great movies. The lines are very, very blurred.

I didn't have that thing that Michael Bolton did; my star power - my charisma - was not a match to my writing ability.

I don't think anyone can tell you what it is that makes you a star.

A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services.

Celebrity is a word I take great umbrage with. I'm actively anti-celebrity.

What I've learned is that you really don't need to be a celebrity or have money or have the paparazzi following you around to be famous.

I think it's a gift to become a star, to become a celebrity.

I want to become more famous, even more famous.

There is this power that comes with being famous.

The nice thing about being a celebrity is that, if you bore people, they think it's their fault.

Celebrity is intoxicating.

Being a celebrity is probably the closest to being a beautiful woman as you can get.

Celebrity is very weird.

It really takes likeable superstars to get the attention of the masses.

Fame is a powerful aphrodisiac.

There's an attention paid to the fame - the sort of sheath that's on you, this sort of cloud that's covering over you - and that's what people want to touch. It's not even really you that they want to touch.

I never considered myself a celebrity. I hate that word. It's tawdry.

You can't buy being a rock star.

For me, Michael Jackson was a star. Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan are stars. They are the ones who own and carry stardom.

Celebrity is everything in this country.