Nick Moran Quotes

I didn't become a footballer to be famous, I became a footballer to be successful. I didn't want to be famous. Now people want to be famous. Why? Why would you want people following you about all day? I couldn't think of anything worse.

I don't want to be a celebrity. I don't want to be on posters. I want to be good.

When I am in Korea, I can't walk down the streets. But I don't want to be famous or popular; I just want to be a good player.

If you play well in the Champions League you get your name out there.

In opera, as with any performing art, to be in great demand and to command high fees you must be good of course, but you must also be famous. The two are different things.

Ninety-five percent of celebrity is good.

The photographer begins to feel big and bloated and so big he can't walk through one of these doors because he gets a good byline; he gets notices all over the world and so forth; but they're really - the important people are the people he photographs.

I think the worst thing that can happen to a good actor is fame.

Fame is a can of worms I haven't really had to contend with.

Celebrity is a word that I find offensive. That's the c-word. I hate it. It means no discernible talent. It means all you want is to be famous. It doesn't mean you're a writer, an actor, a mime. I think I wanna not be a celebrity.

When artists get very big, they kind of forget that that's why they got big.

I'm a footballer first and foremost and I want to be remembered for what I do on the pitch.

I think that, occasionally, fame and popularity can garner more attention for individuals or films. But as a person who believes in my craft, I like the romantic notion that skill and hard work is more important than notoriety.

If people love you, if you're making money, if the performances you have are unlike anything anyone has ever seen, you get put in a position to be the man.

Players like Neymar are great for football.

Once you are accepted as a star, as a good artiste, nothing else matters.

I do a fantastic job for a living: I get to play in front of 90,000, and obviously, everyone knows your name and what have you. But I'm no better than anyone else.

Neuer is the best goalkeeper in the world by far.

I think if you are a talented person, your story makes you a bigger star rather than the art.

I want to be regarded as a world-class midfielder.

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

There should be a talent that goes along with being famous.

You can't be a good actor if you get too affected by fame. Because then you're not real, and you're not really wanting more. You look at a lot of actors who, before they were famous, did a lot of amazing work, and once they got too big, it just got off.

There is no such thing as a reluctant star.

When your name is on the marquee, you either get the glory or you get the hits.