William Klein Quotes

I prefer Princess. I would love to be known as a diva later on in life when I've had far more experiences.

I just want to be rich and famous.

Fame means so little about somebody when you come right down to it.

Celebrity, to me, is not a thing to seek.

Winning is everything in Hollywood.

I try not to focus on fame; I don't even really know what it means exactly because it's so fleeting.

Fame overcomes everything.

I definitely don't want to achieve some kind of rock star status.

The man who invented the red carpet needed his head examined.

To be a star is to own the world and all the people in it. After a taste of stardom, everything else is poverty.

I can't see any value in being a celebrity, famous for being famous.

I'm sad to say that stardom is a commodity in our culture.

People are intrigued by fame, power and wealth and I think Hollywood is the only place where you get all three together.

My desire for fame is insatiable.

I was really uncomfortable with fame. I mean, it's lovely and flattering, and you enjoy all the razzmatazz and being flown around, but when people suddenly call you a star, you think, 'I'm not a star, I'm just playing a star role.'

If you win in New York - that Frank Sinatra song - you are a god. You are a king.

My pastor said, Just because you were a celebrity doesn't mean you're supposed to be a celebrity now.

I love being famous. It's almost like being white.

Everybody wants their fame. They long for it, and I think they don't much care how they get it - to attract attention to themselves.

I'm very privileged to be the celebrity I am.

There's definitely a whole different vibe on the set when there's like basically royalty working with us. We could have whatever we wanted. I felt like Britney Spears.

Fame is, I think, just a disgusting by-product of what I do.

My name is real, which probably explains why I never became a superstar... how would that look in lights?

I think it's easy for people to assume that fame is equal to glory, but it can be a very isolating experience.

But I am very grateful for my success, and with success, of course, comes a whole lot of celebrity.