Justine Bateman Quotes

There are so many cameras. There is so much instant media attention, not just for celebrities, but for normal people that get thrust in the reality world.

Nobody cares about your autograph. There are cameras everywhere, and there are media outlets for them to 'file their story'.

In America, there's a just-add-water reality TV world in which people expect to get their Warholian 15 minutes of fame.

The whole Kardashian family, they have a bunch of energy.

Reality TV has taken over.

In Hollywood everything is so documented. If you go for a drink with somebody, it's passed around the world so quickly.

You don't want to be a Kardashian.

I came to the Kardashians a bit late, and I'm still just gob-smacked. Who are these people?

I don't watch 'American Idol,' but I wouldn't call it 'undignified.'

Celebrity culture, it's everywhere, isn't it? It's reality TV, Big Brother. I didn't become a footballer to be famous, I became a footballer to be successful. I didn't want to be famous. Now people want to be famous. Why? Why would you want people following you about all day?

We obsess about celebrities. We create them, build myths around them, and then hunt them and destroy them. I don't know where it's taking us or what it means, but I know we do it. I have seen a lot of it myself.

I'm not a hermit, but I definitely stay in a lot more than I used to. There's more attention now then there ever was. You walk down the street with someone and it's a story. It becomes national news, you know what I mean? So, I still do things, but I stay home a lot more.

For better or worse, in the 21st century, reality shows are the variety show.

I do think people are definitely sick of the Kardashians.

Anyone can be a celebrity now; this is not a big deal anymore.

We're kind of in a voyeuristic world. We have TV shows that are all about watching people do weird things in houses. People are obsessed with that. There's live coverage of it.

I like the Kardashians. I'm a fan. I watch their show.

The world when I was 13 wasn't truly driven by tabloid magazines and social media and reality shows. I was able to have a little more of a private life.

Anything that's on television as often as someone on 'The X Factor' is what's successful. That doesn't mean that I condone that or think that it's right. To be honest, I'd be the first to say I think it's a shame. But if that's the way it is then that's the way it is.

Internet radio stations like KCRW do take you everywhere, yet that's just one of a hundred small things you have to do to succeed. It used to be, if you just got on the cover of 'Rolling Stone' and a spotlight on 'The Tonight Show,' that was enough.

Being famous has changed a lot, because now there's so many outlets, between magazines, TV shows, and the Internet, for people to stalk and follow you. We created the monster.

I've seen a lot of my friends go through different reality shows, and they just get caught up in a lot of stagnant positions, unfortunately.

When you do a reality show and host shows, it's hard to have secrets.

I like the Kardashians. I watch 'em. When Kim got the botox in her face, and it made her face go weepy, that was funny. I also watch 'America's Next Top Model.' I've always been a big fan.

There were no bubbles before there were media.