Tina Brown Quotes

I was quiet for a year but I had 4,000 articles written about me.

In America, it takes about two weeks in the limelight for the whole country to think you've been around for years.

The strangest part about being famous is you don't get to give first impressions anymore. Everyone already has an impression of you before you meet them.

My being some kind of celebrity - not a real celebrity, isn't a welcome part of the job.

I've been accustomed to being famous and having a certain level of attention for 14 years, but in the last few months, it's changed. It's like on the arcade game, I've gone up to the next level.

I'm always just surprised when someone writes something about me.

You don't have to have an attitude if you're famous.

The problem for us, as viewers, is that we want famous people who are passionate about the things they're famous for, because that makes them worthy of the attention. But I think many of those famous people just want to be famous.

Celebrity is very weird.

I was never that much a focus of interest that I became a 'thing' at an earlier point in my career. I'm aware of having become a 'thing' now, which doesn't give me a lot of pleasure.

It's difficult to get away from the shadow of a TV character.

The present condition of fame is merely fashion.

I suppose my look, the way I play - you combine all that sort of stuff and that makes people interested in what I actually do. So then, when off-the-field stuff happens... I suppose it's one of those cocktail mixes.

The modern politician is less interested in being a hero than a superstar. Heroes walk alone; stars derive their status from approbation.

There's a panic, a rush, to this 'achievement' of fame. There's also the ambivalence of fame: the love of it and the hatred of it. We sometimes hate the famous while, at the same time, straining to achieve fame oneself.

You can't really fault people who are experiencing fame. They're just making their way through, and everybody around them is reflecting this fame right back at them. It's strange.

I'm used to the public knowing me, knowing about me.

Of course, once you've been a Beatle, you're never really out of it. People always want to know what you're up to, and if you don't immediately tell 'em, that's when they start making stuff up.

I lead a unique existence as someone who is famous for being young on film, or young in the minds of everyone.

I think being recognized more is something you have to get used to, whether it's here or in California or when I'm traveling. It's more a part of my life. People recognize me from my play or a commercial I've done. It's just a normal part of life now.

I think celebrity is taking a heavy shot because of reality TV and the rise of Mr. Trump. I think people are becoming a little more leery, assuming that being a celebrated individual means you have some gravitas.

I don't mind the fact that people hate me. Nobody likes anyone who's been on the telly as long as I have.

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?

If you see me as a controversial artist or controversial human being, then I could be cashing in on some reality shows. I am not doing anything like that. That's not my aim.

I find it so weird when the media calls me 'small screen super star.' I don't think I'm one!