Michael Korda Quotes

People talk about this Julia Roberts almost like it's a cup of Pepsi. People think Julia Roberts is something they created. The fact is, 26 years ago, there was this scrunched-up little pink baby named Julia Roberts. I am a girl, like anybody else.

I don't think getting in and out of a limousine has anything to do with being an icon.

I feel like when you're a celebrity, people dehumanize you and they forget you're a real person.

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.

The hero is known for achievements; the celebrity for well-knowns. The hero reveals the possibilities of human nature. The celebrity reveals the possibilities of the press and media. Celebrities are people who make news, but heroes are people who make history. Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities.

We're entertainers, while people want us to be gods.

I don't look at myself as a historical icon, but the reality of it is, yeah, I am playing for history now.

I just kind of wanted to do something where you don't just see 'Kardashian' everywhere.

Control the public's perception of you and nobody will care if you have any talent.

And people say it all the time: 'You're a celebrity.' No, I'm an actor. I'm a producer. I'm a director. I'm a toad. I'm roadkill. I'm anything but a celebrity.

I think I have just always had an awareness that when you go to a premiere and people start cheering and shouting your name and stuff, they are shouting at a perception of you that they have.

When you say you are a gamer and you are a celebrity or a former celebrity there's a grain of salt that everybody takes that with.

I'm not really interested in the celebrity themselves. I'm interested in the perception of the celebrity.

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.

It's interesting because people assume that because I'm famous I know all famous people.

Madonna is a pro. I don't like her and have no respect for her but- I don't think she should be called a musician or a dancer or whatever you know, but I do have, well I do have respect for her ability to completely manipulate the media and have them work for her.

What drives that desire to destroy Paris Hilton? What drives that desire to venerate Angelina Jolie? I do understand it, but it still baffles me. It baffles me when people treat me specially and differently, because I just want to look at them and go, 'What are you talking about? I'm just a person.'

Celebrities, movie stars and rock stars are losing their mystique.

There's a wealth of information on James Dean, and everybody has an opinion on him. James Dean made some kind of impression on everybody.

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

All the people know Tomba, but not the real Alberto.

There are so many people in the world and not everybody knows who I am, some people do, but I just don't think a lot of people know who I am.

I've turned from an ordinary Australian housewife into a gigastar, icon, talk-show host, swami, spin doctor... and now I'm a style guru!

I find fame to be quite unnatural. Humans are not built for extreme adoration.

I don't want to be in magazines everyday, because I don't want people to get used to one thing.