WizKid Quotes

Becoming famous and selling a lot of records doesn't change a thing.

People feel like they know me from the work I have done, but it's not me.

Am I famous in Japan? I don't know, and I don't really think of myself in that way.

In fact, I'd just like to own something. Everyone thinks I'm glamorous, rich and famous but all I've got is some recording equipment and a battered old BMW.

I'm sorry, but I can't imagine being an American icon! It would be pretty difficult to look at your face in the mirror and think of yourself as that without laughing and spitting toothpaste all over!

For six months I'd do movies and make it all about me. Then the other six months, it's not about me and it doesn't matter what my hair looks like or what anything looks like.

The only thing about my life that's really changed is the fact that a lot of people know me now. I'm still the same person.

I won't become a household word, or achieve the fame I deserve in my lifetime because of the way I look.

I think people recognize me if I am going out to dinner or if I am staying in a hotel. They are not quite sure at first because I have grown up a lot.

I don't know, the word 'famous' just sounds really weird to me, because I'm just me.

I am not a star. At least, I don't consider myself a star.

I love being regarded as a sex symbol, but I can't take it too seriously.

Being famous hasn't changed my perception of myself - I've just grown up.

My name is real, which probably explains why I never became a superstar... how would that look in lights?

But I don't feel the need to be famous.

The heartthrob thing came in the late 1960s, and to be honest, it was fun! But I was very aware that well-known actors are two people - who you are and who other people think you are. Life only gets tricky if you confuse the two.

However, people need to understand that it ain't that deep to try and convince people of what your persona is. You are who you are, and what you are will show in time. What you aren't can be hidden, but eventually it will come to light. Long story short: rappers should never take themselves too seriously.

I'm not cool enough to hang out with any rock stars. Jay-Z doesn't come over to my house. I don't hang out with Ted Nugent.

I wasn't brought up to be dazzled by money or fame.

I can certainly be part of the socialite group and walk those carpets every day, but I choose not to because I prefer to be grounded. You can't be at home and on the red carpet.

I don't consider myself a celebrity. I'm just a journalist.

The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity.

I had a sense of who I was before I got famous.

Fame is a by-product which you have to deal with in a sensible way. To believe that it is anything more significant than that is deeply self-deceptive.