Tom Hiddleston Quotes

I'm not really into the celebrity lifestyle.

You know, I look at Britney Spears who can't even drive without paparazzi in her face, and if I ever get to that level, which I don't expect, but if it does happen and success does happen to come my way, then I'm going to be prepared.

My life in Hollywood surrounded by celebrities became a point of view for me - sports, fashion, music, film, arts, and politics as a media play.

Look at Jane Lynch, another Chicagoan. She has a career I'd kill for. She does amazing work; she's famous enough to have some power, but not so famous she has to deal with people buzzing around her life.

I've never been interested in celebrity.

I'm not particularly good at 'celebrity'; I don't think it was something I was born to do. I think I can get by as an actor, but I've never been one for the red carpet and don't put a lot of stock in celebrities that are famous for being famous.

I enjoy being a character actor; I enjoy being different in everything. I want a private life; I want to be able to go to 7-11 and not get into a fight with a guy because he saw me in a movie, or not have people hitting on me simply because they saw me in a movie.

I understand that if you set out to be a celebrity, then you asked for it, but all I wanted to be was an actor.

I've never been enamoured by the idea of being a celebrity.

Most of the stories I read are about my Hollywood pedigree.

I love being an entertainer - not really fond of being a celebrity.

Although early on, I did not think of showbiz, I dreamed of being on TV and becoming a celebrity.

I don't get starstruck by Hollywood celebrities as I'm not into films.

I don't want to be a celebrity. I never, ever did.

I never wanted global fame you know.

I love acting. Oh, God, I love it. But all this fame and all this bullshit attention. I'm not supernatural. I've done nothing extremely special to deserve the position. It happens every couple of years, and it's happened to hundreds of people before me.

I think I'm actually in denial that I'm famous, it only sinks in when people crowd in the streets. My friends treat me like a regular person, which is what I wanted.

I'm so overexposed, I'm making Paris Hilton look like a recluse.

I feel more people can relate to the D-list than the A-list.

I think Hollywood is interesting. As an actor, Hollywood would be a horrible place to go if you weren't actually invited.

I became an actor, and because I had success as an actor, I became famous. I was acting for quite a while before I got famous; television made me famous. I guess that it's television that is responsible for everybody's desire to be famous.

You'd be surprised how many movie stars still care about the work.

I have this dream life where I get to be a celebrity but I get to navigate the world fairly easily because I'm always in character.

When I started out, I didn't have any desire to be an actress or to learn how to act. I just wanted to be famous.

Film sets are a strange place, but an exciting place. I do love my work; I really enjoy going to work. But if you just spend all your time on film sets or even on stage, you can become a Michael Jackson figure, living in your own little universe.