Tom Selleck Quotes

When I was a kid, people people would always say, 'Oh you look like Chilli from TLC.' It wasn't until I did 'Akeelah and the Bee' that people started saying I looked like Angela Bassett, but before then it was Chilli.

Wanting to be an actor and wanting to be famous are different.

No one ever comes up to me and says, 'Hey man, I loved your work in 'Road Trip.' They say, 'Are you that guy?' Like, they have no idea. 'Were you in 'American Pie 2?'

Because I think in order to get famous you have to be known for something. Like 'You're the romantic comedy girl' or 'You're the Oscar-winning whatever girl.'

There's a sense most notably with my movies that for people to turn up, and make them big, you have to have a celebrity status. But it's not a choice I've made. It comes to you.

When people say, 'I know you. What have I seen you in?' I respond, 'Well, it depends on how old you are.'

I think, for the first time, people are starting to say, 'That's Sterling K. Brown,' which is cool, which is uncharted territory for your boy. It's nice to be called by your name when you're not in character.

My pastor said, Just because you were a celebrity doesn't mean you're supposed to be a celebrity now.

I want to be an actor - I don't want to be a celebrity. They are two different things, and people have forgotten that they are different.

After I won the Tony Award, the film floodgates opened, so I was like a kid in a candy store.

I get recognized for 'Reaper' in the U.K. I was in Costa Rica and got recognized for 'Heroes.' In Canada, it's 'Rookie Blue.' People also think that I'm in the 'Twilight' series because of Kristen Stewart.

My goal as an actor has always been to reach a level where I can find a lot of interesting work, and I think I'm at that point now. The Oscar has given me a lot of recognition.

It's funny how you call me a celebrity. Oh man.

You know, one of the biggest thrills I have is when famous people recognize me from Taxi.

It's funny, I lived my first 38 years of my life with maybe one or two people ever saying that I looked like Greg Kinnear. As soon as I get into the entertainment industry, now it's 100 percent of people.

Certainly, when I walk into an audition, a lot of people already know who I am.

People know who you are when you've never met them. For them, through interviews and seeing you perform, they feel like they know you and you've never seen them before. It's really different, but it's awesome.

I think people I'm close to find it absolutely crazy that I'm famous.

People see you on TV every day, they start knowing your name. You know, I was always just the guy from Maroon 5 until I became myself.

I'm not a celebrity. I don't call myself a celebrity. I'm an actor.

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

I don't really have aspirations to be Tom Hanks.

Unfortunately, I've never been mistaken as Johnny Depp.

I don't know what 'famous' is, really.

I never wanted fame, of all things, and I'm not just being cheeky. There are benefits that come with being famous, but there's also confusion. It's important to make sure your feet stay on the ground.