Jean de la Bruyere Quotes

I remember how, in the corporate world, I always knew there was some higher position I could attain, which meant that, like Zeno's arrow, I was guaranteed never to arrive and always to remain dissatisfied.

Fame is a constant effort.

Joni Mitchell seems destined to remain in a state of permanent dissatisfaction - always knowing what she would like to do, always more depressed when it's done.

That's the terrible thing: the more one works on a picture, the more impossible it becomes to finish it.

If you leave a mark, if you're liked by people, then the constant work will keep happening.

Toil without song is like a weary journey without an end.

Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.

Fame doesn't end loneliness.

There is no spray can called 'Instant Stardom', only talent can keep you at the top.

The frustrating part of it is that you're generally known for what you did last. I've had the privilege of doing some very cool independent films that, a lot of the time, the general public doesn't see unless you're at a film festival or you're into that kind of movie.

I think that I've got some pretty bad reviews on albums or songs that later proved themselves.

Fame is something that is bestowed upon you because of success. Success is something you have to chase.

It's hard for a hit to be bad for your career.

My fan base just growing and growing. People know that I'm not just coming and going. They know that I'm here to stay.

But a lot of writers - and I'm one of them - do tend to feel dissatisfied. It makes you a little hard to live with, but it's a goad and does keep you alert and restless.

I'm just honoring my mother's words. She always told me, 'The smaller your work, the bigger your name will become.'

It's funny how most people love the dead, once you're dead, you're made for life.

Usually, I work every day, seven days a week. When I go three days without writing, my body aches with anxiety; my mood is irritable. My night dreams grow wild with unconscious invention.

You can be up there, talked about, appreciated all over the world, with people singing a lot of songs about you. But if you don't measure up and you are not really connected with your people... it will explode in your face, no question about it.

I'm probably the least famous of any guy who's worked as much as I have.

Since my life has been wayward and impulsive, always a search for something that is not there, and then disillusionment, I believe I need all the excuses I can make.

Kids will ask us 'How do you become famous?' It's the wrong question. Focus on the craft, not on the fame.

You're always proud that people still want to hear what you're doing.

A legacy is a lot of times determined by how people accept your music. And sometimes people's legacy starts late or starts early, or they last a long time or a short amount of time. As a musician, I've never taken an approach of wanting to try to control that because I don't think that I can.

People who call me reality queen or whatever don't help me run my house. If I get a good project, I'll definitely pick it up because today I'm famous; tomorrow, maybe I'd be gone.