David Furnish Quotes

I know who famous people are, so I listen to them.

There's a definite responsibility that comes with being famous. You shouldn't be able to just dress up and look pretty.

To be perfectly honest, I feel I have a duty to use my celebrity status in a positive way.

I had my issues with the Kardashians, absolutely. I think there's so much wrong with how they are the most revered family in the country, but they are, nevertheless.

When you have a celebrity status, people feel inspired by you people. They start to emulate what you are doing. So it inspires me as a celebrity to do something which is for greater good.

You forget how many people watch TV until you come into a town like this. Everybody knows you, and I'm always humbled, especially when there are 500 little kids who all have their hair done like yours and want to be designers.

The absolute truth is that there is no power in celebrity.

I think that's one of the only reasons God created celebrities. To help those who can't help themselves.

In this culture, where entertainers and athletes wield such power, it seems only right to me that they try to make their influence a good one.

I'm totally against the idea of a celebrity editor.

That's one of the cool things about fame. You have an affect on society and where it goes.

My celebrity status allows me an opportunity, allows me a pulpit to preach and reach out to the people. Not even always preaching but just leading, motivating them by being a leader.

I think we as celebrities have a lot more control.

The problem for us, as viewers, is that we want famous people who are passionate about the things they're famous for, because that makes them worthy of the attention. But I think many of those famous people just want to be famous.

The present condition of fame is merely fashion.

A society needs famous people; the question is whom it chooses for that role. Any criticism of its choice is by implication a criticism of that society.

Celebrity has become an uncontrollable force, divorced from any sense of achievement.

You can't really fault people who are experiencing fame. They're just making their way through, and everybody around them is reflecting this fame right back at them. It's strange.

I find the most normal things about famous people to be the most fascinating.

The celebrity craze is a little much. But it's good for me, so you don't bite the hand that feeds you.

I think celebrity is taking a heavy shot because of reality TV and the rise of Mr. Trump. I think people are becoming a little more leery, assuming that being a celebrated individual means you have some gravitas.

It's very hard to shame people in Hollywood into anything because they don't often feel that kind of shame.

The Kardashian family have earned their place as an American dynasty.

If you pay close attention, you'll notice we continually hear about basically the same 150 celebrities.

I can understand getting compared to the Kardashians.