Billy Childish Quotes

My publicist always said as long as they pronounce your name or spell your name right, it's all good.

This whole celebrity racket, it's not really my bag. I don't really do that stuff, and I am not looking to get famous myself. I would love it if my characters get famous, my work was well known and appreciated. But I'm an actor, not a spokes model or a celebrity or whatever that is. I don't know how to be that.

Entertainment is often a medium in which you can put yourself front and center.

You may look at the people who sell the pages of the tabloids, and they're more famous for their personal exploits. I know all about these people, but when was the last time I saw something they've done or bought an album?

I definitely would not do a reality show.

The minute I saw the front page of the 'Daily Telegraph' - me with my arm around the latest 'X-Factor' contestant - I realised I'd gone into a new realm.

If you get your face and your name out there enough, people will start to recognize you.

It was okay for people to write negative things about me just as long as they spelled my name right.

Being a public figure was reserved for movie stars.

In fact, I would advise against anyone doing reality shows. I won't be doing 'X Factor' just yet.

In terms of publicity and interviews, well, it's really hard in this modern world to keep a sense of mystery.

You don't want to be photographed? You don't want to be known? Then you don't need to be out there peddling movies.

I don't want to dedicate my life to getting publicity.

People know me as 'Wipeout Girl' or 'Mercury Girl.' They never know my name, and sometimes, maybe that's a good thing.

Nothing had changed in my routine, except that when I went down the chippy and got me special fried rice, it would be wrapped in a newspaper that had my picture all over it.

There's an inordinate amount of attention put on actors. Some people want to make their lives public, but that doesn't mean everybody does.

A lot of people in fashion don't want to be linked with anything that has to do with reality TV.

People love coming on television, even if they have to show their miseries.

I've never really had a media edifice supporting me.

I have no ego investment in being on the air. I don't knock others for whom that kind of attention is like oxygen, but I don't miss anything about it.

Some people call me a publicity hound.

Police blog or entertainment news, it's just good to see your name in print.

I am utterly bored by celebrity interviews. Most celebrities are devoid of interest.

Our culture is so celebrity-obsessed that for individuals to show they matter, they need to display their intimacy to fame.

For me, I don't have a publicist. I don't want to talk about my personal life. I don't want to talk about my process. I don't want to be a model and do fashion shoots. It's nice to be an entertainer, but I'm a reluctant celebrity.