Wendy Williams Quotes

I use my fame now when I want to help a cause or other people.

In this culture, where entertainers and athletes wield such power, it seems only right to me that they try to make their influence a good one.

In a cornball way, I think being a celebrity is about making a difference, too.

I want to use my celebrity for good.

I only want to use my status as a comic actor to bring about a difference to society.

I want to make a difference with people who want to make a difference, doing something that makes a difference.

What is the use in being a celebrity if you can't use the platform to help?

I think celebrities have an obligation to the public to not just sing or act.

I got the wake-up call that no one is policing our oceans. I wondered, how can I do anything? What really can I do to make things better? There are some perks to being a celebrity. My job is to be funny once in a while, but it's my responsibility to make good use of it.

In fact, I have the privilege of traveling around our country and meeting people all over the country who are making a huge difference in the lives of their neighbors and themselves. That's what I'm really fortunate to be able to do.

I try to get that across in the work, to try to, if I'm lucky, to make this world a little bit better for all of us before I check out. And that's if I'm lucky, I don't always get to have that privilege but I try always.

I love writing songs. I love doing my radio show and talking to the fans and listening to what they have to say, but there's a certain responsibility that comes along with being given the gift of music. I take that seriously, but at the same time I try to use it to do something that makes a difference in a positive way.

You realize you can't change the world but it shouldn't stop you from trying.

Pop stars are so busy having a career that they don't really have a lot of time for activism.

I do struggle with how much and in which way, as an artist or celebrity, that you voice your political views.

People don't get involved with local charities or politics because they think it's hard to make a difference and the problem feels overwhelming. But I believe that if all I've time for this year is to write one letter to the local council, it's still worth doing.

To be perfectly honest, I feel I have a duty to use my celebrity status in a positive way.

To me, celebrity doesn't mean a whole lot unless you're willing to use it. So I wanted to use it in a different way, with my AIDS work, the human rights stuff for the gay and lesbian community and the speaking I do.

I've always thought of myself as a role model even before being a 'celebrity.' I've always been doing charity work and volunteering in the community since I was 8, so when you do that, I think you just assume that role when you put yourself out there.

I think that celebrities should never underestimate their power. I mean just to draw attention, because then people get involved on a personal level.

Just like Tim Robbins is very political - and obviously, Arnold Schwarzenegger must be - I want to be able to have this public personality that's considered authoritative.

I really love my job, and I feel like I can make a huge difference for New Yorkers, fighting for them.

I use my celebrity status to inspire someone, to give them hope.

When you have a celebrity status, people feel inspired by you people. They start to emulate what you are doing. So it inspires me as a celebrity to do something which is for greater good.

People pay attention to artists and celebrities, so they have the opportunity to do something great with this limelight. I, for one, have no problem with Kanye running for president, because if it's something that he truly believes in and it can lead to greater good, why not? I'm all for that.