Paul Desmond Quotes

We've been around long enough and have been to enough award shows to know that it is easy to lose to Phil Collins at any time.

I would love to make my music and be completely anonymous, but that doesn't work. You can't have success and be faceless.

You're not a star until they can spell your name in Karachi.

I want as many people as possible to hear my music. I'm happy to entertain people by being a star.

I never did anything about my stardom, it never meant anything to me.

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

The soundtrack of O Brother is the most publicity I've gotten. I don't feel that I have lost any of my old fans, but I have gained new ones.

All of my friends in the business ask, 'Why is this woman not a star? Why is she not a household name?'

There are times when I think, if I were a bit more famous, life could be easier in terms of work because producers want bums on seats, and they're going to get bums on seats if they get a name, if you have had that series on telly.

If this fame, which people call my lucky break, were to stop tomorrow, I shouldn't care.

Unless you're a star in this town, you're really nothing.

After the success of 'Rumours,' we were in this zone with this certain scale of success. By that point, the success detaches from the music, and the success becomes about the success. The phenomenon becomes about the phenomenon.

If I had all the spotlight, that would be great. I'd be happy with that. If I didn't have the spotlight, that would be great as well.

I commend Chris Brown and Soulja Boy for going out there for so many years and entertaining the people.

Weird Al is not gonna do a parody of your song if you're not doing it big.

My music's gotten much more famous than me.

I've been around so long that I've seen rappers make it and plummet.

It's great to be up for 'Best Newcomer' and 'Sexiest Male.'

Having a hit is nice, having some success, but when you move popular culture, that's a high.

The X Factor is something that's real. Once you find that X Factor, it's undeniable. No matter what the critics say about our band, we obviously have the X Factor. Redfoo has got the X Factor.

All stars are businessmen. Once you decide to become a star, you are talking about money, fame, and being successful.

It feels surreal to know that people out there know me, know my songs, and give me so much love.

All my achievements have been great achievements. I have been collaborating with big names and making hits - like my song 'Yosemite' with Travis Scott.

I am still getting used to stardom. It's a great place to be in.

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.