Sia Furler Quotes

Just because you're not famous, doesn't mean you're not good.

Maybe I'll never get the Grammy. But maybe I will get things that are worth much, much more than any Grammy which could stand on my shelf.

When we were growing up our parents somehow made it clear that being famous was good. And I mistakenly thought that if I was famous then everyone would love me.

What bothers me, I guess, is when I get these messages from girls on Twitter, and they're like, 'God, you're my idol, I really admire you.' It's like, 'Admire me for what? What have I done?' It's not that being in a Burberry campaign, or walking in a Chanel show is nothing. It's just... I know I can do more.

My literary success meant nothing to me.

I don't need to be wildly famous for my life to make sense.

I could be winning the decathlon in high school, which I've won twice, yet, if my dad is in the audience, 'Oh look! It's Anthony Quinn.' And I'm like, 'Hello? Kid just got a gold medal. Hello? I'm over here.'

The more successful I become, the more I need a man.

Fame makes me feel wanted and loved, anybody wants that.

The one thing I would hope would go on my tombstone is, 'I made my parents proud.'

Yes I have made a lot of money and I have a lot of respect, my films have done well, and I know there are loads of loads of people who look up to me and really love me. I really just thought this is like a strange dream. I have never thought this is a success - I don't have a standard.

I can be a rock star with a television show and still have a self-esteem problem. So it's nice to have your dad go, 'Hey Melissa, I'm proud of you - you're doing good.'

I certainly hope to be a great publisher, and if people want to love me, too, that's even better.

I've never wanted fame. I've only ever wanted recognition.

When I was 20, I wanted to be famous and win a Grammy and have people respect and love me.

The only reason I went for that goal is that I wanted to say: 'Now, mummy-daddy, will you love me?'

If we were the team that won out, then life was good and we felt that we were worth something.

You can be famous for a lot of things. You can be a Nobel-prize winner. You can be the fattest guy in the world.

I wanted to be successful, not famous.

Mum and dad thought I was going to say I was pregnant. I said oh no, no, I've just been nominated for a Golden Globe. They were like, oh that's lovely, love.

I am still the same person doing the same science. Why are people so impressed when some academy in Sweden gives an award?

I knew I had to be the best at something, otherwise I would be nothing. I knew I wanted the world to know about Brigitte Bardot.

When I was growing up, I thought I'd be a lot happier if I was famous and successful and if I had money.

You can get rich or famous by doing the same thing.

It surprised me, the feeling I got when I won the Oscar for 'Scent of a Woman.' It was a new feeling. I'd never felt it. I don't see my Oscar much now. But when I first got it, there was a feeling for weeks afterward that I guess is akin to winning a gold medal in the Olympics.