Brian Ortega Quotes

I wasn't brought up to be dazzled by money or fame.

I never wanted to be the most famous, the most beautiful, the most extravagant.

I don't have to be making a lot of money or living in a fancy house.

I don't need material things like gold and platinum records on my wall, Grammys or Hall Of Fame nods.

I still have my feet on the ground; it's just that I wear expensive shoes.

I've never had big diamonds; I never had big cars.

I mean, there's nothing wrong with a bit of glam, but do you know what? I'm not bothered about getting a reservation in the latest restaurant.

If you know how rich you are, you are not rich. But me, I am not aware of the extent of my wealth. That's how rich we are.

Success is a sort of metaphysical experience. I live exactly as I did before - only on a slightly bigger scale. Naturally, I won't be corrupted. I'll sit there in my Rolls, uncorrupted, and tell my chauffeur, uncorruptedly, where to go.

I don't need a trailer; I don't need to have the luxuries of what is Hollywood, which is why I'm probably not so desperate to get there.

I am not trying to say that I am poor and that I don't like beautiful things. But I don't like luxury for luxury sake or in the sense of showing off luxury.

Money and good life had never been my goal.

I don't care what anyone says. Being rich is a good thing.

Growing up in Hollywood meant there were a lot of film stars' kids at my school - but no conspicuous wealth. It wasn't cool to show off that you had money.

And now I have a big house, nice clothes and I travel in first class and I love it, so maybe it's time to enjoy being a star.

I've never been that person who wants a Rolls Royce or wants to live in a mansion or what have you.

People are fascinated with the fast life, the easy life. For some reason, that's an American dream, and it goes all the way back to the Edward G. Robinsons and the Cagneys.

I'm O.K. having a comfortable life. I don't have to live in a mansion and drive Aston Martins or Ferraris.

I don't need a big K Street office or a British secretary or a facade for my ego.

You want the people to know, but you don't really want the things behind it. I have everything I ever wanted. I never wanted a big house. I never wanted a Ferrari. I mean, as I proceeded with the music, I started liking Ferraris...

Maybe money can't buy love - but it can get you practically everything else.

What I've noticed about celebrities is, if they are really successful, they're more down-to-earth.

But what's the good of freedom? What can you do with it? What one wants is to live well and have a beautiful house and be respected by people.

When every blessed thing you have is made of silver, or of gold, you long for simple pewter.

I would rather sit in a factory than sit in a Maybach.