Gegard Mousasi Quotes

There is no such thing as a reluctant star.

You can't fake being a star. But you can also become a great personality.

I don't want to be a celebrity. I don't want to be on posters. I want to be good.

I think a lot of people confuse what we do with fame or wanting fame... which is not necessarily true.

You know I had rather be laughed at than not to be noticed at all.

If you want to make a name for yourself, the oldest trick in the book is to attack what everybody else reveres.

I don't consider a lot of actors that I really admire movie stars.

I can generate attention quickly.

I am not this big celebrity, but it gets really crazy. You have to go through the nuts of blowing up, in a sense, and then figuring out how to live your life with that.

As soon as you get a certain amount of attention, then everybody kinda wants to start taking pot shots at you. All your old friends that supported you don't support you any more.

There will be days when I walk in an arena and people will cheer and then there might be days when I walk in an arena and people might boo, but it all sounds the same to me because it's all just noise that lets me know that I'm relevant.

I'm not doing this to be a pop star. I've had plenty of money and attention. I'm doing it for credibility.

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 don't crave fame. I mean, it's nice to be recognized. It is useful.

The last thing I wanted was to be with someone who's the same age as me and wanted the limelight, wanted the attention. There's lots of girls out there who do.

I love attention.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.

I don't think anyone can tell you what it is that makes you a star.

If somebody for some reason, for music or for movie, becomes famous, it's because they have something, something special.

You're never quite prepared for the inundation of stardom, or whatever you want to call it.

All fame ever does for you is get attention for the work you really want to do.

Actors don't get to be well-known if they're horrible.

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

People are looking for fame or a focus, and I can't provide that.

If you just want to be a star, go away.