Phil Hellmuth Quotes

I've received a lot of compliments. People come right up to me on the street. They recognize me.

People want to adulate people.

I love being recognized, I love people liking me, I love the fact that people scream when I go out. I think I'll miss all that when it's taken away.

It's different hearing girls I don't even know scream my name.

As a sportsperson, the best thing is people recognising you and loving you for what you do. For me, glamour is 100 people in the hotel feeling happy to see you.

Any entertainer who tells you that the adoration of fans is not a heady experience probably never had the experience.

If one man praises you, a thousand will repeat the praise.

I always have to make it as clear as I possibly can that fame is 99.9 percent good.

I know how much people loved me as Akshara; I have seen the appreciation.

Every time my name is called, I get so many cheers, standing ovations, and a lot of hands are being clapped.

I had one girl tell me last night that I'm the greatest thing ever, that she wants to aspire to be me. Just stuff like, 'You're my idol. I love you.' It's awesome. It's what it's all about.

Getting recognized is insane. It just blows my mind. Like, someone who you don't know at all can just be like, 'Oh my God - are you Billie?'

I have just enough public appreciation to make me happy.

I'm not recognized very often, and if I am, it's a die-hard Veronica Mars fan. Which is usually flattering and an honor. I really try not to think about it.

I think most actors like to be liked.

I love attention.

I was overwhelmed when people started to know who I was.

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.

And it was only released in London last week, so when I go back to England Monday or whatever, I am expecting heaps of adulation. I'm hoping there is. If that doesn't happen I will be disappointed.

You know, one of the biggest thrills I have is when famous people recognize me from Taxi.

I quite like being mobbed. After all, it is extremely nice to be recognised. That's what acting is all about - being recognised.

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

I think I have just always had an awareness that when you go to a premiere and people start cheering and shouting your name and stuff, they are shouting at a perception of you that they have.

What good are fans? You can't eat applause for breakfast. You can't sleep with it.