Idina Menzel Quotes

Having been in Hollywood as a shadow, as someone who is almost invisible, I can see fame for what it is.

Being famous is great, it's not like bad or horrible or anything.

And to me, fame is not a positive thing. The idea of being famous is a lot better than the reality. It's fantastic when you go to premieres and people cheer you, but it's not real. And it's totally not my approach to get my name on a club door just because I can.

I always have to make it as clear as I possibly can that fame is 99.9 percent good.

I guess some people want to be performers because they want to be famous.

Celebrity is the advantage of being known to people who we don't know, and who don't know us.

I don't think I'd ever be able to give up the spotlight.

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

I quite like being mobbed. After all, it is extremely nice to be recognised. That's what acting is all about - being recognised.

I have the stardom glow.

It's hard to bury your head in Los Angeles. People come up to you and say, 'Hey, I saw your picture on a bus.' It's tricky: You're excited by the possibilities, but you don't want to get too crazy.

When you're a performer, of course you want an audience, but it's very, very different from courting fame.

I don't consider myself a celebrity and I don't consider myself a star.

Some people enjoy celebrity. I admire those who do, because if you're going to go through it, you might as well enjoy it.

I don't want to be a reality retro star.

Yes, I do get recognized in public. It's pretty nice.

I think people of lesser talent will become stars.

They're just big in the eyes of the American public.

I can't see any value in being a celebrity, famous for being famous.

It took being famous to make me cool, which, by the way, I never forgot.

Everybody thinks it's going to be so glamorous, so cool, you're on 'Glee,' you know, a hit show or whatever.

Fame is an odd thing. It bugs you a little bit, but it's really not bad.

I longed for literary celebrity even as I saw with my own eyes how little happiness it brought.

Celebrity - I don't even know what that means. Obviously it's the same basic word as celebration, but I don't know what's being celebrated.

I was never about being a celebrity. Maybe when I was very young, but that goes away quickly. I've met almost every famous person I want to meet.