Tom Riley Quotes

Still, the change is nearly indescribable - going from total obscurity to walking down a street in New York and having everybody turn and look; to feel the temperature of a room change when I walked in.

I love being recognized, I love people liking me, I love the fact that people scream when I go out. I think I'll miss all that when it's taken away.

As a sportsperson, the best thing is people recognising you and loving you for what you do. For me, glamour is 100 people in the hotel feeling happy to see you.

If I'm a star, then the people made me a star.

I love the fame, I love the attention, and I love the perks.

An actress wants to be seen. An actress wants to be loved. By multitudes of people, not just one lone man.

Dad never misses a chance to remind me that whenever we are travelling together, if 100 people mob him for autographs, five approach me.

At first, I thoroughly enjoyed being famous.

You know what may be the oddest thing about being a star? Stars have an effect on people. It's a responsibility, and it's frightening.

The whole deal is when you walk onstage, you're up there bigger than life. People idolize you.

It's different hearing girls I don't even know scream my name.

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

I don't know if I'm a heartthrob or if I want to be one! I heard that I get the most fan mail. It's very flattering, and lovely to be popular with the public.

To be an icon is a big job - it's beyond acting. And sometimes it pays, and sometimes it doesn't.

The idea of being famous is a lot better than the reality.

I don't care about awards and all the attention being a 'celebrity' gets you. It's just part of the job.

I think it's a gift to become a star, to become a celebrity.

Before 'Gremlins,' I was a normal person, then within two weeks of the movie coming out, I couldn't walk into a store without people turning around and staring. It's exciting and also scary because everyone starts telling you how amazing you are.

Celebrities, movie stars and rock stars are losing their mystique.

The star thing, the celebrity thing, is new to me.

I've always had a lot of ambivalence about fame and celebrity.

I'm still trying to get over the fact that my name is being mentioned with people like Brad Pitt.

I feel like fame is wasted on me.

I get the celebrity game now - you can go from being hot to fighting to be seen.

As an athlete, I was never really comfortable with being a celebrity.