Pratyusha Banerjee Quotes

Fame is a dangerous thing. It's what the post-industrial society wants. They want fame and many followers on Twitter. But to really make the world understandable, that challenge is remaining.

I don't really care about having more fame than I have.

People actually really want to see what I'm up to, and that's crazy.

Fame is a magnifying glass

Everybody wants to be a celebrity, which is why we have this phenomenon of social media, where nobody wants to be private. We all want to be seen.

The phenomenon of fame is literally invisible, but it influences and dominates your life if you aren't careful.

The bigger you get as a player, the bigger the spotlight.

The higher your profile, the more people want you.

My experience of being on the public platform got more multi-faceted, multi-dimensional, and my place in the public eye, I think, has always been a little more than just what is going on in that time in my life.

To whatever degree you have as a celebrity or notoriety, there are people who see you as an opinion leader.

The more you are talked about the less powerful you are.

What I've learned is that you really don't need to be a celebrity or have money or have the paparazzi following you around to be famous.

When your name is out there like that, guys are going to want to see what you're about.

Everybody seems to know me. It's very strange.

I want to become more famous, even more famous.

A lot of things which come with a high profile will always be criticised one way or another.

I lost interest in being in the public eye.

I'm already more famous than I want to be. And yet at the same time, fame feeds your potential as a creative person. You're in a vacuum if you don't have a certain amount of fame.

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

In a world where a lot of people's sense of self is dominated by how many people are following their Twitter feed, what does fame really do, and why is it important?

To get recognized in New York is weird because that's definitely a place you shouldn't be recognized.

It's always good to be known. You want to build your brand up, want to build your name.

I guess just being more known is the biggest change, getting noticed in public and having a lot of followers on Instagram and things like that. Just a crazy new life.

Ever since I've been on Twitter, my number of followers has kept going up and up.

I find it tough to ride my bike around Bandra because people recognise me now.