Kara Swisher Quotes

I've never really had a media edifice supporting me.

Facebook has conquered much of the world.

I think the Internet was the saving grace for Public Enemy. Before that, travelling the world saved Public Enemy.

When I was Under-Secretary, I never got quoted at all. Now everything I say gets noted and printed.

It's a curious thing about celebrity: being somebody who was one of the stars of one of the most popular television shows in history offers an opportunity. I look at it as an ambassadorial opportunity at times, where I can go to places and have the opportunity to do things and meet people that other people don't have.

I feel like a normal kid, still. I just get recognized in public now. People usually just want a picture.

Sometimes I get recognised and sometimes I don't. The bus drivers will sometimes stop to try and get a selfie at peak times with traffic all around you!

I'm getting a lot of followers, especially from politicians, which really amazed me. It's really an honour - I'm really grateful for everyone's support.

I'm not a movie star, but I still get my photograph taken when I walk down the street, hundreds of times. I never say no.

I want to be famous.

When we're out there, you'll never know a lot of people are gonna look up to you. You don't realize it, but soon you go on social media and see all the messages and people try to reach out to you and you start to realize how huge and how people look up to you.

I read about myself in the papers all the time.

It makes you very cool," he said, taking big, jumping steps to get in front of me. "CNN would interview you, for sure. Daughter of Flobie! But don't worry. I'll keep them back!

I mean, you know, while I'm acting on stage I'm ranking quite high, but in a room with Barack Obama I'm probably into negative digits. I never feel very famous.

I'm like really famous. I got a famous anus.

Celebrity is no different from any other energy. It's a force for good or evil. It's no different from money. It's power.

Internet fame is like regular fame only without all the annoying 'money' and 'power.'

As you become famous you lose some of your anonymity, which is wonderful for an actor to have because you can observe people and also people don't have such a strong sense of who you are and that sort of thing.

The new celebrity thing is going to take some time to get used to because I really am not used to that!

I think I'm actually in denial that I'm famous, it only sinks in when people crowd in the streets. My friends treat me like a regular person, which is what I wanted.

I guess I am famous in a way. I would rather consider it recognizable - I think that is more logical. I don't feel famous.

My friends actually found a fansite of mine, and they all registered to be in it.

The experience of celebrity is gradually being democratized.

Fame is that which is known to exist by the echo of its footsteps through congenial minds.

If you have paparazzi, you know you've gotten somewhere.