Bob Colacello Quotes

I was a fan of Andy's since I was a small kid. I recall seeing an ad of famous people on an airplane together. It was caricature drawing. There was Muhammad Ali, there was Miles Davis, and there was Andy Warhol. I had a fascination with him since I was little.

Hopefully it doesn't come as too much of a shock that artists we love watching or listening to for an hour or two aren't always people with whom we otherwise would want to spend 20 minutes.

I've always felt from everyone I talk to that the fans feel like I'm tangible and they can talk to me and they know me.

I don't think he'd [Andy Warhol] be that amazed because he was so driven to be the Picasso of the second half of the 20th century.

He [Andy Warhol] engaged people and I think all of that is what helped keep him keyed in to the times beyond all of the celebrity stuff that was going on around him. He was much more like a fan than a celebrity himself.

LeBron is always interested in giving fans a very close and detailed look at his life.

You have to make sure the players know to be accessible, and that's part of their job. That's why you earn a lot of money. There's a public relations, fan-friendly part of it.

I think it's cool that my fans know more about me than a lot of other fans know about the people they look up to.

You shouldn't inflict yourself on the public when your fifteen minutes is up.

I don't necessarily like the things footballers do. All these kissing the badge, just doing it for the clout.

My followers are some of the most loyal people out there. They know everything about me and my life. They know all my drama with guys that I have crushes on, all that stupid stuff that doesn't really matter. But all that stuff allows me to build a close relationship with them.

Entertainment shows make a living on behind-the-scenes stuff that can now be doled out socially. When we see it, we're like, 'Uh oh.'

I think that as a public figure, I put myself out there so people can ask me anything they want to ask me.

For me, Michael Jackson was a star. Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan are stars. They are the ones who own and carry stardom.

Most of our fans don't get to interact with us or know our personalities except through social media.

It's nice when the fans wear wigs like my hair and show they are behind me.

I think I've watched and been around so many people that are of a high celebrity grade that I've attempted to soak in every kind of way to deal with fame.

I'd like to think I'm an approachable fella, and if someone wants me to pose for a picture, I'll always say 'yes' even when I'm with my family.

I want my fans to be able to approach me in public and not think that I'm some robot who only exists online.

I think one of the reasons people are so passionate about our band is because we're so accessible.

My relationship with the fans has always been incredible.

I'm not a private person. I like hanging out and talking to fans. But my life isn't so interesting that you want to see the inside of it.

Cecil Beaton was Andy Warhol before Andy Warhol, really.

With social media now, we kind of get that inside look at WWE Superstars' lives.

Leger was not only the first artist I ever met but also the first pop artist, and he blew our minds.