Michael Trucco Quotes

When you stay with Barcelona and are only 15 or 16, the people show you a lot of time, and you are in the newspaper every day. This sometimes is good, but sometimes this is bad.

People win 'Oscars', and then it seems like they fall off the planet. And that's partly because a huge expectation walks in the room and sits right down on top of your head.

People win Oscars, and then it seems like they fall off the planet. And that's partly because a huge expectation walks in the room and sits right down on top of your head. The moment I won the Oscar, I felt the teardown the very next day.

You get the part, sign the contract and start to realize millions of people follow this guy and know more about your character than you do.

It isn't easy being a celebrity cricketer in India.

I think it would be really brutal to put on a persona and get famous for that persona. Like, 'I'm number one, I'm the best!' because that sounds like a lot of pressure.

I think [the spotlight] is a lonely place to be. Everybodys wanting something from you, pulling at you.

It's really difficult to navigate attention and stardom and celebrity status and still try to maintain yourself and hold onto your intelligence and integrity. It's really challenging.

I've got quite a big fan base, and people like to see you do the same thing - that's why you get offered the same roles.

I'm not very well known. However, the more well known you get, the more people are going to have expectations of you. Although that's great, it also imposes certain pressures.

There are a lot of good things about being famous but there are a few not so good things too.

What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous.

The lifestyle I lead as a footballer means I am always in the spotlight.

I love my fans in Philadelphia, but this is the hardest place in the world to play in. And I think it's the hardest place to play in to be a superstar. Just to be the No. 1 guy. All eyes on you - because everybody wants you to be perfect, but not themselves.

The public scrutiny element they don't teach you in film school. So few people are ever subjected to it.

I heard Tony Bennett say that when you're a big deal early on, you have to maintain that level forever, and it's very scary. You have to keep hitting those home runs, turning out hits.

People will consider me a part of their lives for however long 'Downton Abbey' lasts. It's a lovely thing to feel as an actor.

Lindsay Lohan was the 'It' girl from, like, 14. That's a lot of pressure.

When I left 'Downton Abbey,' it hadn't yet taken off and become the phenomenon that it is, to this day. That all happened after I left. But, it was fabulous to be a part of it and to be a part of the cast. We had an absolute ball!

As an athlete, I was never really comfortable with being a celebrity.

I feel very strong as an individual, but as a famous footballer I know I am prone to certain things. All the media have a continuous interest for me. It varies from once a year to every day interest.

As it becomes longer at No. 1, I feel more and more pressure. Everybody is trying to grab every piece of me.

Most people don't understand that being in the public eye is emotionally exhausting. It takes a lot out of you.

Ninety percent of the people who come to see me are my fans.

Now that people know who I am, I get offered plays here and there. It was so much easier to do it when nobody knew who I was. I can't even imagine that somebody would come and pay money just to come and see me now.