David Copperfield Quotes

There are all these tests that are done on young kids and they all say they want to be famous but I just always felt that for my generation being famous was kind of corny and cheesy. Maybe because fame isn't something that proves you're good at something.

When everyone starts sounding the same, that's when you know the words and phrases have become clichés. Instead of speaking in clichés, I encourage people just to be themselves, let their passion burn brightly, and go work on things they love spending their time on.

I can't speak for everybody, but sometimes, people get in this showbiz game and they get the money, but then they forget why they got in the game in the first place. I don't even look at it as fame, I just look at it as me being me, and me going out here everyday and being productive, because I am the product, and I'm selling myself. I'm selling my ambition and my integrity and my adversity, and I'd just like to be that.

I'm not doing this to be a pop star. I've had plenty of money and attention. I'm doing it for credibility.

Honesty and authenticity are a big deal for me.

What is the thing that Hollywood demands most? Sincerity. No place in the world will pay such a high price for this admirable trait.

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.

Even as a kid, I never wanted to be famous; I wanted to be good.

I didn't become a footballer to be famous, I became a footballer to be successful. I didn't want to be famous. Now people want to be famous. Why? Why would you want people following you about all day? I couldn't think of anything worse.

If you just want to be a star, go away.

It's hard to bury your head in Los Angeles. People come up to you and say, 'Hey, I saw your picture on a bus.' It's tricky: You're excited by the possibilities, but you don't want to get too crazy.

It is unfortunate, considering that enthusiasm moves the world, that so few enthusiasts can be trusted to speak the truth.

The fire in the belly is essential, otherwise you become Michael Buble - famous and meaningless.

I don't know if I want to be a big star though.

One of my proudest moments is I didn't sell my soul for the sake of popularity.

It's a good question, because to be believable is the only way that you could be successful.

Kids know when you're pulling a fast one, storywise, and I think that even when they're being entertained, children want to hear the truth, just like adults do.

The kids today all seem to think they should be stars, but I wasn't brought up that way.

We all respect sincerity in our friends and acquaintances, but Hollywood is willing to pay for it.

I don't go to work thinking, 'Right, I'm going to be more heart-throbby today.'

I have no interest in Shakespeare and all that British nonsense... I just wanted to get famous and all the rest is hogwash.

I'm a genuine person - I will never promote something I don't believe in.

The problem for us, as viewers, is that we want famous people who are passionate about the things they're famous for, because that makes them worthy of the attention. But I think many of those famous people just want to be famous.

When comedians get successful, the fans that they have aren't the fans they would hang out with. I don't have that problem.

I think if you look at people, whether in business or government, who haven't had any moral compass, who've just changed to say whatever they thought the popular thing was, in the end they're losers.