Richard Ben Cramer Quotes

Well it's not easy being Tiger Woods on the course. It's not easy being Tiger Woods off the course. In his defense, it's not easy being Tiger Woods.

But hey, controversy - well, it hasn't hurt me in 50 years.

I was in an awful lot of trouble in Hollywood.

I think the worst thing that can happen to a good actor is fame.

Johnny Knoxville went from struggling to pay his rent to being on the cover of 'Rolling Stone' in the course of, like, a month.

I didn't want to be known for punching out movie stars.

The rich make you famous; the poor make you a hero.

I've been overlooked, praised, questioned, lauded, labeled, celebrated, and derided - sometimes all in the span of a single week. That's life in the NFL.

I could have been bigger, but I wasn't controversial enough. I didn't do drugs or wreck rooms. There were no dramas in my private life.

Before I became famous I used to think there's no smoke without fire. But believe me, there can be a fire without smoke.

You don't get to choose what you get famous for and you don't get to control which of your life's many struggles gets to stand for you.

In opera, as with any performing art, to be in great demand and to command high fees you must be good of course, but you must also be famous. The two are different things.

Once you become famous, there is nothing left to become but infamous.

Judi Dench should be ashamed of herself for being so talented and working so much.

I can't just only be on reality TV and show everything when it's the fairy princess, fairytale, and then not take my hits when I have to.

People demonize me; people idolize me; everything I say and do has been scrutinized.

You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer.

When we did 'The Office,' no one knew who we were, so it was easy to champion us; you could own us. Once you become successful, people don't have that any more, so it becomes more polarised. Some people want to champion you, and others want to slag you off. It doesn't concern me.

Sometimes with success comes some crazy that goes along with it.

You can't fake being a star. But you can also become a great personality.

After I won the Oscar for 'Pollock,' some newspaper printed, 'She should get a million-dollar bump.' My sisters would write me, 'You're gonna get this million-dollar bump!'

It's the sad thing about entertainment, it's not always about who is the best.

This stupid celebrity thing is just a consequence of being good at what you do. I mean, no one would photograph David Beckham if he wasn't the best attacking midfielder in the country - much as I hate Man. U!

I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.

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.