Christopher Atkins Quotes

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

I was never a celebrity - just a working actor.

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.

Fame and stardom sat very easily on Elizabeth Taylor's shoulders.

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

The kids all knew me from Wayne's World. The grown-ups knew me after True Lies.

Whether it's a good thing or a bad thing, the higher your profile, the more castable you are in TV dramas.

If you're an actress and even one person knows your name, you're lucky.

I am in so many movies that are on TV at 2:00 a.m. that people think I am dead.

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.'

I don't walk around the street thinking, 'I'm Michael Madsen,' but then again, I am that guy, and sometimes people do take notice of me. Sometimes it's really not comfortable.

You know how many times I have to witness the transition from, 'Oh, get away from that thug,' to, 'Oh, wait a minute, that's the guy from 'Weeds'! Hey, can I shake your hand?'

I always wanted to be a big star.

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.

I don't really care to be a movie star.

I told you, I have done a lot of projects and as often as I run into someone who recognizes me from something else, I run into someone who is like 'You're on Grey's Anatomy' and I have only been on for seven episodes. It's kind of amazing.

I don't feel like a celebrity. I did not sign 'Udta Punjab' to increase my fan following.

Once the film came out everyone wanted me, including George Michael.

I was getting a lot of hassles from the public. Everybody recognized me.

I'm not an icon. Not even in America.

I know I walk a fine line between being a respected actor and being what they call a sex symbol.

Now that people know who I am, I get offered plays here and there. It was so much easier to do it when nobody knew who I was. I can't even imagine that somebody would come and pay money just to come and see me now.

Because the show is popular, people do recognize us on the streets.

I don't in any sense think of myself as a celebrity, which of course I'm not.

There are a lot of actors in the world, there's a small number that actually get to work as actors, and there is a tiny group of actors that are celebrated in the way that I have been. I feel incredibly lucky.