Demetrius Shipp Jr. Quotes

There's this notion that in order to draw attention and to be considered for roles I want to be considered for, you need a certain amount of notoriety.

If you're a musician or actor, you know that if you're successful, some level of fame goes along with that. You're prepared. But how often does that happen to a programmer?

Somebody did an article in one of the newspapers saying that at that time I had the most visibility of any actor around. Kind of nice, you know, when that thing was happening.

There are stars out there who would die to have this much exposure.

I never hid out. I was never big enough a star.

I've experienced as much fame as I ever want to.

If you want to be really famous you have to go on TV every day.

I don't really want to be famous.

Fame is simply an imbalance between inbound and outbound attention.

You've gotta play the Hollywood game, and you know you're doing good the more notoriety you're getting, and that's gold. That's what every actor wants because then you know you're at another level.

Fame can be annoying, but there are perks too.

I can generate attention quickly.

Once you become famous, there is nothing left to become but infamous.

I can go out in public without being recognized. If I want to be recognized in public, it will happen.

Being in 'Us Weekly' does not make you famous.

I do find myself at the moment, due to the success of School of Rock, to be on people's radar a little.

I wanted to be famous. I wanted people to talk about me.

You know, the more I appear on newspapers, the more famous I become.

What I've learned is that you really don't need to be a celebrity or have money or have the paparazzi following you around to be famous.

There is a time and place for being in the limelight. As far as being away from the spotlight, well, a certain air of exclusivity is always good.

I don't care about awards and all the attention being a 'celebrity' gets you. It's just part of the job.

I don't know if I'd wanna be in the limelight.

It's cool to be in the paper every once in awhile and people read about you and they know who you are.

My being some kind of celebrity - not a real celebrity, isn't a welcome part of the job.

I don't really care about having more fame than I have.