Humphrey Bogart Quotes

In these days a man is nobody unless his biography is kept so far posted up that it may be ready for the national breakfast-table on the morning after his demise.

I'd say James Dean is someone that's really inspired me. Just the fact that he did only three movies before he died at such a young age, and yet everyone knows who he is. It really blows my mind.

There's a wealth of information on James Dean, and everybody has an opinion on him. James Dean made some kind of impression on everybody.

Once you become famous, there is nothing left to become but infamous.

When I die, if the word 'thong' appears in the first or second sentence of my obituary, I've screwed up.

Never worry about bad press: All that matters is if they spell your name right.

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.

My failures had a lot to do with my fame. I created Evel Knievel, and then he sort of got away from me.

Whether it's a good thing or a bad thing, the higher your profile, the more castable you are in TV dramas.

Live by publicity, you'll probably die by publicity.

I used to shy away from publicity so as not to let it get in the way of the work. But it's part of the job. The tabloids are a whole other arena. If fame happens, it happens. I just want to maintain focus.

Fame is morally neutral.

I was just thinking of James Dean and Marilyn Monroe and how young they were when they died. I would like to be a pop icon who survives. I would like to be a living icon.

The only thing I do worry about is that the more films I do the more visible I am going to become as a personality because of press and because of the sheer quantity of films.

You can become famous but you can't become unfamous. You can become infamous but not unfamous.

I certainly don't think I would have been asked to pose for Rage if I wasn't a known writer.

I have no interest in being famous for the sake of being famous.

All publicity is good, except an obituary notice.

I am hoping that I can be known as a great writer and actor some day, rather than a sex symbol.

My popularity plunged three years ago and I didn't try to court publicity.

I don’t care what you say about me, as long as you say something about me, and as long as you spell my name right.

Fame is a very unnatural human condition.

Fame is the worst thing that can happen to a person. I choose not to appear in anything publicly. Twitter's it!

I don't care if people remember Garth Brooks.

It's always good to be known. You want to build your brand up, want to build your name.