Julian Schnabel Quotes

When you become a star, you don't change - everyone else does.

I actually ran into Justin Bieber when nobody knew him at the Kids' Choice Awards. He came up to me like, 'Mr. Crews, how you doing? I'm produced by Usher and I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Justin Bieber,' and I just knew he was a good, nice kid. Next year, people are screaming and attacking him!

The postman wants an autograph. The cab driver wants a picture. The waitress wants a handshake. Everyone wants a piece of you.

There are people who want photographs and autographs when they meet me.

Any actor who says he does not like so many people shouting his name would be lying.

Outside my house in Delhi, you will find at least 10 guys waiting to catch a glimpse of me.

When you're famous you kind of run into human nature in a raw kind of way. It stirs up envy, fame does.

When you are a rock star in front of 20,000 people, you receive instant gratification. A rock star on tour is a king in his domain.

It almost hurts me to walk down a road and have people grab my hand and ask for my autograph and not sit and talk. When I'm finished I'm not going to be on the front page, but I'm going to be just as happy without the publicity.

At first, I thoroughly enjoyed being famous.

It was like that for the first six months after 'E.T.' was in cinemas. I'd go out and get mobbed. I was a shy kid, and being approached by adults all the time just freaked me out.

I loved being a rock and roll star, but it wasn't what I wanted in life.

You know what may be the oddest thing about being a star? Stars have an effect on people. It's a responsibility, and it's frightening.

That's what happens in Hollywood. People are like, 'I want to hate you, because everyone else seems to love you.' But the reality is this: I'm a simple person who's not interested in attention and who just wants to go about her business.

The whole deal is when you walk onstage, you're up there bigger than life. People idolize you.

I like young actors because they're so unspoiled, not like some of those actors who are about half an hour into their fifteen minutes of fame by the time they get to me.

The penalty of success is to be bored by people who used to snub you.

'The Host' is very much in the same vein as 'Twilight', and there's clearly a huge fan base out there. But I can't imagine myself being as huge as Robert Pattinson. I'm not sure I could handle that level of fame.

There's no such thing as unwanted attention for an actor.

I always think I'm the Tom Cruise of music - a lot of success and fans, but no critics, darling.

I don't know if I'm a heartthrob or if I want to be one! I heard that I get the most fan mail. It's very flattering, and lovely to be popular with the public.

Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent.

I've been all around the world, and there will be a thousand kids crying out your name, and it's such a weird, visceral experience. It's like, it's disorienting.

I think it's way harder when you have success, 'cause people tend to not treat you the same or look at you the same because they see the success or the money you make.

The idea of being famous is a lot better than the reality.