Martha Plimpton Quotes

I wanted to be successful, not famous.

When I was growing up, I thought I'd be a lot happier if I was famous and successful and if I had money.

You can get rich or famous by doing the same thing.

'Strictly' is a bit like scoring the winning goal in the FA Cup Final or sinking the final putt in the Ryder Cup - only a few people get the opportunity to do it, and they have got to be famous.

I've interviewed presidents and royalty, rock stars and movie stars, famous generals and captains of industry; I've had front row seats at Super Bowls, World Series, and Olympic Games; my books have been on best-seller lists, and my marriage is a long-running success.

I got a very good life. I sold plenty of records, I get recognized plenty, I can always have somebody call up and get me a fine table at a restaurant. What do you really need, ultimately?

I've always been successful. Now I'm famous and successful.

If I win the gold medal, I will be set for the rest of my life. The medal itself doesn't give you anything, but it makes you a marketable item. You take it and see what you can do.

Men think highly of those who rise rapidly in the world; whereas nothing rises quicker than dust, straw, and feathers.

You have the feeling that if you get a Pulitzer, you're somehow set for life.

I don't care about money or fame or anything like that, but it would be a perk.

While I'm not a celebrity, it's such a weird concept that society has cooked up for us. Astronauts and teachers are much more amazing than actors.

It was never about winning medals or being famous.

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

You can wish to have an Oscar someday or some other award, but Life Achievement? You don't see yourself that way.

I've made these films, and I'm really proud, but my lifestyle hasn't changed.

If I'm going to be famous, I want to be famous for doing something good - having talent.

I would prefer to be famous for something I did or built or achieved.

If I had a nickel every time someone asked me if I was going into the Hall of Fame, then... I could buy a lot of stuff.

I would rather just be successful and have money than be famous.

I have the fortune of playing with world-class stars.

I wanted to be famous and I wanted to make a fortune, and I've done that.

I feel very honored and special really. You can't imagine, to arrive at the Oscars when you arrive so low, and you can't go further than the Oscars.

I never went out looking for glory.

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