Maria Callas Quotes

Being a sex symbol is a heavy load to carry, especially when one is tired, hurt and bewildered.

If you meet people who have been successful in Hollywood, or look a their photographs, you see a haunted look in their eyes, you sense a trapped feeling.

I was definitely not the kid that just wanted to be famous for no reason whatsoever and then happened to find comedy. Fame and all that stuff have always been slightly terrifying to me, and it makes me very anxious.

You'd think I'd have been happiest in my life playing music in front of 50,000 people at Gillette Stadium. But let me tell you, it's an odd feeling to feel alone in the spotlight.

The red carpet is really the only thing that makes me nervous.

The audience will make you feel like a demigod. But when you leave the stage, get back to being human.

A voice is very intimate. It's something of your own. So there's always this fear, because you feel naked. There's a fear of not reaching up to expectations. As you become more famous, people come and expect to hear something extraordinary, so you don't want to disappoint them. I feel this sense of responsibility.

The funny thing about having all this so-called success is that behind it is a certain horrible emptiness.

Some people are better at handling the limelight than others.

There was an enormous amount of pressure when my first album took off, and I struggled with the speed of everything and the exhaustion from the constant touring.

So many stars lose their way, and with success become more neurotic, not less so.

I feel there is a curse on rock stars.

Red carpet is a little bit scary. It's not about expression. It's about taking a pretty picture in a really weird, awkward way, with so many people watching. It's a glamorous part of the job, but it requires its own kind of courage.

There's so much crap attached to acting: the fame aspect, the ego aspect, the 'Am I good, am I bad, am I being judged, who likes me, who doesn't like me...'

I hate the idea of massive fame. I think the scariest thing for an actor is when your name becomes bigger than your craft or what you can do.

I am sure as everyone knows that I am not the happiest if I don't do a good job in qualifying or the race.

It's hard to feel like a teen idol.

There's a blessing that you're in a spotlight, but people follow you and want to keep asking you questions - it's just overwhelming sometimes.

While it feels good to be compared to someone like Sridevi, it's also a lot of pressure.

It's hard to solo when you're walking around, especially when you're in Michael Jackson's presence. There are easier things in life to do.

To play anybody real and famous is very scary.

At the end off the day we're all the same, we're normal human beings with a gift we've been given so it's very difficult to handle all of those situations that happy in football with money and fame.

A famous writer who wants to continue writing has to be constantly defending himself against fame.

Either you have a sense of humor about [being a former child star], or you're in rehab. There's not a lot of gray area.

Even the greatest actions of a celebrated person labor under this disadvantage, that however surprising and extraordinary they may be, they are no more than what are expected from him.