Christine Lahti Quotes

I suppose it's whether you want to be a famous person, or whether you want to be an actor. You have to decide what your priorities are. Great actor, huge star. Sometimes, the two walk hand in hand. Most of the time, they don't.

I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.

In opera, as with any performing art, to be in great demand and to command high fees you must be good of course, but you must also be famous. The two are different things.

I wanted to be famous. I wanted people to talk about me.

All fame ever does for you is get attention for the work you really want to do.

It is a good thing to happen to you, to have that taste of fame because then you don't hanker for it.

People seldom become famous for what they say until after they are famous for what they've done.

I don't think you can decide how famous or not you become.

Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful - unless one was striving for mediocrity.

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

Fame is something I think happens as a result of trying to do good work. If you're trying to be famous, your work usually suffers.

Exposure makes you famous, not just good work. Famous is being plastered everywhere.

I can't imagine wanting to be famous just for the sake of being famous. I think fame should come along with success, talent.

Fame necessarily isn't really tied to success at all. Fame is just being recognized for doing what you do, whether it's good or bad. Osama bin Laden was famous.

Without doubt, you are recognized for the last role you played.

Once you are accepted as a star, as a good artiste, nothing else matters.

I'm not really wanting to be famous.

Fame is an apparition. Fame is a side effect of success.

It sure is cool that I was mentioned in 'Rolling Stone.'

I want to be famous. That's my ambition, and there is nothing wrong with it.

What is glory? It is to have a lot of nonsense talked about you.

You've gotta play the Hollywood game, and you know you're doing good the more notoriety you're getting, and that's gold. That's what every actor wants because then you know you're at another level.

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

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.

The fame thing is interesting because I never wanted to be famous, and I never dreamt I would be famous.