Nathan Fillion Quotes

To put it simply - you know, a lot of people believe that the benefit of this job is fame and fortune. I believe that you pay for the fortune through the fame. I don't buy into the notion that being famous is somehow a good thing, or an exciting thing, or a wonderful thing.

I didn't necessarily want to be famous growing up, but I knew I would be a good famous person because I'm not offended if somebody comes up to me and knows things about me and wants to engage me in a conversation.

I have to give people time to take a picture, and sign autographs. I have to be generous to people. It is in my heart. Without that, I would not be Manny Pacquiao.

I definitely don't want to achieve some kind of rock star status.

The fans sing my name around the world. When I meet fans, they ask, 'How are you? All good with your family?'

I actually ran into Justin Bieber when nobody knew him at the Kids' Choice Awards. He came up to me like, 'Mr. Crews, how you doing? I'm produced by Usher and I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Justin Bieber,' and I just knew he was a good, nice kid. Next year, people are screaming and attacking him!

My pastor said, Just because you were a celebrity doesn't mean you're supposed to be a celebrity now.

When you are a rock star in front of 20,000 people, you receive instant gratification. A rock star on tour is a king in his domain.

Before 'Twilight,' occasionally I would get the 'Hey are you that girl from that movie?' but no one knew my first and last name. The fans of the saga are amazing, and it's very flattering.

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.

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.

Rock stars get room keys, I get business cards.

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

I don't even think about fame at all.

I loved being a rock and roll star, but it wasn't what I wanted in life.

In Hollywood, they say good news finds you.

The rock star is dying. And it's a small tragedy. Rock stars have blogs now. I have no use for that kind of rock star.

I'm very privileged to be the celebrity I am.

I don't see myself as a famous person.

Listen, I am such a nerd. I'm not one of those girls that goes, 'Ha, ha, hee, hee. I'm a nerd.' No, no, no - my brain mentality is the same as a 12-year-old little boy. The video games that I play, the things that I like to watch - I'm a Trekkie.

I guess some people want to be performers because they want to be famous.

I'm not a rock star. Sure I am, to a certain extent because of the situation, but when kids ask me how it feels to be a rock star, I say leave me alone, I'm not a rock star. I'm not in it for the fame, I'm in it because I like to play.

My goal is to make everyone and anyone a Kevin Hart fan.

Unfortunately, most actors want to play off their own personal mystique and good looks and whatever, but that will only carry you but so far.

The rock star stuff never came up for us. The Band was never attacked by groupies before, during or after any show that we ever played.