Morten Harket Quotes

I started Pilates. I'm the only guy in there. They plot before I get there: 'How can we make John look ridiculous?' Because every exercise involved my legs up, like I'm in the stirrups or something.

You're never quite prepared for the inundation of stardom, or whatever you want to call it.

It's so fun to hear the reaction from Martin Scorsese as he sees you nude for the first time.

The problem is, the more famous you get, the more people see you who didn't choose to.

Your mother embarrasses you in front of maybe a couple hundred people. My mother embarrasses me in front of millions.

I don't enjoy being recognised. It's unpleasant.

I'm always awkward when someone recognizes me.

I feel very awkward about receiving attention for the wrong reasons.

I do get recognized a lot in public. And that's just kind of weird to me.

When I've mentioned my screen wife is Helen Baxendale, so many people have burst out laughing. My self-esteem has been crushed by it.

We were at this point of recognisability where we couldn't even walk around anymore... I was really socially anxious and strange.

I would have never guessed I have, like, senators reposting me.

I remember, my very first day at a new school, a bird pooped all down my back. It was like any other day of school except everyone was like, 'Oh my God, you're from the movie 'Big Daddy,'' and I had bird poop all over me.

I never wanted to be a celebrity.

I can't imagine putting my name on a t-shirt. For someone to wear my name? Me? It's ridiculous.

Being considered a public figure honestly makes me laugh.

I rode on a plane a couple years ago with Snow Patrol and didn't know who the hell they were. They said they were big fans of mine and were playing Madison Square Garden. And they let me listen to one of their records on their iPod. I started to weep.

I get recognized on the street and stuff, which is cool but it's also weird.

I feel slightly embarrassed by being called 'the godfather.'

I've been told I looked like I swallowed an elephant or a pig, whichever was more fitting that day.

I don't really want to be famous.

I'll be at the airport, and people will say, 'Mantis!' and I'm like, 'Wait! How do you know I'm here?' It's just crazy.

People may trash me, but at least they're talking about me.

You get notoriety when you fight.

I don't want to be that famous.