Diana Vreeland Quotes

Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.

Fame is a fickle friend, Harry. Celebrity is as celebrity does. Remember that.

I value fame as much as if I had been born a Hero.

Nearly every coach I've talked with tells me that the attention you get from media and other people is the thing you miss most. I don't know if that's right.

Fame overcomes everything.

There is this power that comes with being famous.

Since I became accidentally famous, it did give me access and, through that access, power that I couldn't just walk away from.

Fame in itself is, you know... It involves a whole discussion on just that word, 'fame.' It's a power; it's another degree of power, to be famous. I think it's obvious: you have more influence the more well-known you are. And, hopefully, it's righteously used.

Popularity? It's glory's small change.

Super-stardom doesn't scare or excite me. It's just another ingredient added to my world.

Glory and fame mean twelve thousand francs' worth of paid articles in the newspapers and five thousand crowns' worth of dinners.

Eight years was awesome and I was famous and I was powerful.

If you can't be famous, at least you can be notorious.

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

I feel like clout is something that builds up on your teeth.

I get recognized now and again, but the paparazzi aren't following me around.

In the world of the celebrity, the hierarchy of publicity has replaced the hierarchy of descent and even of great wealth.

I don't think I'm ever going to get to the point where people run across a freeway to take a picture of me. I really don't see it getting to that level of hysteria unless I have an affair with the Queen of Sweden or something like that.

Having a biopic made is very flattering.

Fame should be left to the film stars.

It's not the money. It's not the fame. It's the influence.

Never underestimate the power of being popular in pop culture. You have to be able to do something. You can have a good seat at the restaurant, but you still have to pay for the meal. Fame is important, but to be rich is more important.

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

Celebrity is a big part of the American social system. I'm certainly grateful for what it's done for me, but I do think that celebrity is overdone in our society. I think it's got a dangerous side to it.

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