Karl Lagerfeld Quotes

My being some kind of celebrity - not a real celebrity, isn't a welcome part of the job.

Fame is the sum of the misunderstanding that gathers about a new name.

Being in 'Us Weekly' does not make you famous.

I'm not trying to be a celebrity, Justin Timberlake kinda guy.

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.

I'm always just surprised when someone writes something about me.

I think people of lesser talent will become stars.

Celebrity is very weird.

I believe in wishing my colleagues and other celebs in a manner that brings my wit out and gives people a talking point. But there are people who love and those who hate you. That's part of a celeb's life.

My dream was to be a celebrity, to be on TV like Bob Hope was.

I just want to be a normal lad and not known as 'that bloke off the telly.'

People worship anyone in the entertainment industry. You can be a used-car salesman and have a television commercial on the local station, and that makes you a celebrity.

Winning 'I'm A Celeb' has massively affected my love life because it's very rare to meet someone that doesn't recognise me now because the jungle is so big.

A lot of times, people are simply interested in seeing me because I was on television.

This celebrity thing has been interesting. It's hard to get used to, because I don't see myself as a celebrity.

Being a movie star is a quality that somebody sort of embodies, and being a celebrity is something that people give to you. It has to do with being recognizable, as opposed to something that people recognize in you. I just hope to make good movies. I know that sounds simple, but it's true.

It is better to be famous than notorious, but better to be notorious than obscure.

Fame it's like... When you look through a window, say you pass a little pub, or an inn. You look through the window and you see people talking and carrying on. You,can watch outside the window and see them all being very real with each other. But when you walk into the room, it's over. I don't pay any attention to it.

At first all I wanted to be was famous; then I realized that fame had nothing to do with talent. I felt that I didn't do anything quite well enough, that I was one of those people who was famous but not very talented. So I said, okay, I'll be the Dinah Shore of the Seventies, on TV all the time but nobody quite knows why.

Whether it happens over 10 years, like with a lot of people, or with one hit movie that thrusts you into that world, when you become successful as an actor, you become well known. In the end game, that's just part of the business.

Fame is one thing, notoriety is another.

You can be the coldest rapper, but if you're not known, you're nobody.

fame is merely the fact of being misunderstood by millions of people.

You know, if you're going to be honest with yourself, you have to admit that you go into show business wanting people to talk about you and wanting everyone to know who you are. But that also means there are going to be a whole bunch of people who don't like you. No matter who you are. I'm sure there's somebody out there who doesn't like Betty White because she's short and has white hair.

I'm not a 'celebrity'. I'm not a big huge star and so when people see me it's usually to talk about something I've done and that's a great conversation to have.