Javier Bardem Quotes

I can't imagine wanting to be famous just for the sake of being famous. I think fame should come along with success, talent.

Fame, we may understand, is no sure test of merit, but only a probability of such.

It would be nice if we could all agree to this proposition: popularity is not the same as achievement.

I'm not aiming for an Academy Award.

But I am very grateful for my success, and with success, of course, comes a whole lot of celebrity.

It doesn't matter who you are, how many awards you've won, how popular you are, or how much critical acclaim you've had.

Its only when you are a great actor and are recognised for your good work that you become famous. Unless you are in the news for the wrong reasons!

I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.

Fame and success are very different things.

I try to be somewhat wary of fame, but I'm not wary of success.

Any part that makes you world famous has got to be a blessing, hasn't it?

Winning is everything in Hollywood.

I've always been successful. Now I'm famous and successful.

Fame creeps up on you.

Fame is as much about luck as it is about talent, perhaps more.

Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful - unless one was striving for mediocrity.

Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as inevitable as destiny, for it is destiny.

Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else - very rarely to those who say to themselves, 'Go to, now, let us be a celebrated individual!'.

When we talk about Oscars, it's almost as a symbol of excellence, and the American public and the worldwide public accept that symbol.

There's a lot of spotlight that comes along with being the best in the world.

Fame is more powerful than talent.

Fame is an upshot of what I do. If you're a successful comedian or actor, then you're a famous one. But it's not the driving force. It's a by-product.

Do you want to be the guy with a game named after you or be the one with 18 Oscar nominations?

When you win, suddenly this celebrity status is hoisted upon you.

The more success you have, the more attention and the more spotlight comes to your name.