Katie Melua Quotes

Being famous gets me good concert tickets, good tables in restaurants, good seats at sporting events and that's really about it.

The thing about the Nobel ceremony is that for a whole week, you get treated like a superstar. You get driven everywhere. You have minders who always make sure you get where you're going. And you always get into the back seat of the limo.

Maybe the best things about celebrity are the things like being able to get that seat on the plane that you wouldn't normally get, but that's kind of like cheating.

If I go to a concert or sporting event I usually go in a VIP entrance. And leave the same way.

Let me tell you, the life of a C list celebrity is pretty sweet. If I want to go to an Applebee's, all I have to do is, literally, walk in the door. They seat me as soon as the other people ahead of me are seated.

As a movie star, you get good tables at restaurants.

When I travel, I like to take advantage of room service. I'm really into eggs Benedict in the morning.

I would think: Stay close to the implants! They must know something because they keep getting asked backstage!

The 'Degrassi' producers were very supportive. They sent me flowers when I got 'The Vampire Diaries,' and then as soon as it premiered and got the great numbers that it did, I got another large bouquet of flowers from them.

The one thing I like about being a celebrity more than anything is being able to get into any restaurant I want.

There are a lot of perks when you're an actor. Free food at work was my second favorite in the beginning, but my first was the weird stuff. Like seeing celebrities in no makeup and finding out what they ate.

Our definition of VIP is not as big as in Macau. But for us, they are VIPs even if they don't spend a lot because we are very hospitable here.

Whenever I'd go to restaurants, the main chef came out and was cooking for me, and he's asking me how the food is. I get, like, VIP service, so it's weird.

When you're in a movie, they treat you like you're four years old and give you whatever you want.

So I've had lots of different bands over the years who have stayed with me for certain tours.

I wish anytime I went into a nice restaurant and asked for a table, they said, 'Well I'm sure you don't want one in the corner.'

I still continue to do at least four concert tours a year, and in many cases, as many as six.

I always tell people, 'The music's free. I get paid to travel.'

To do a television show, one can be sort of spoiled. You get to have your own trailer, your own space - that sort of thing.

I really want to put the emphasis on creating music. I want to cut a record. I want to start going on tour.

If affirmative action is quotas, then I am not for it. If it means equal opportunity, then I say support that. But to ask for special treatment because of race, that bothers me...

When I was a teenager, my biggest lessons came from Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, George Strait, Rascal Flatts and Brad Paisley. I learned so much from opening up for those artists, and it also taught me how to treat your opening acts and make them feel like they're part of a family, not just a tour.

The iconic Doral was once a beacon for the ultimate in luxury golf resorts, and we have fully restored it to its prior grandeur - and then some. Besides the sun, golf, and amazing Latin food, Miami is a city of culture that has something for everyone.

Israel always has a special filter to look at things, and that is the attitude toward Jews.

It's amazing how people will treat you better when you're 'somebody.' The minute clerks in a store recognize me, they suddenly rush to take care of me. That irritates me.