Adele Quotes

That's why success hasn't changed me: because I don't want to be famous or do TV or be a model or be recognised in a shop. I'm not interested. There's nothing worse.

If I start to become a star, I'll lose contact with the normal guys I play best.

Fame and stuff like that is all very cool, but at the end of the day, we're all human beings. Although what I do is incredibly surreal and fun and amazing and I'm really grateful for it, I don't believe my own press release, do you know what I mean?

It's true I'm more widely recognised now and get invited to take part in all sorts of events and projects but as a person, I haven't changed.

I don't want to be famous for being famous.

I've got wealth and fame but I haven't changed my roots.

We never set out to be superstars.

I'm not a celebrity, I'm a person, and when fans call me Diego, it's easier to remember that I'm no better than anyone else.

That worried me early on in my career - that I would change. If I went to New York or Los Angeles that I would become somebody I wouldn't like. That person that gets a big head and starts thinking they're more special than anyone else. I never wanted to be that person.

It's definitely important to stay true to yourself and stay close to those people who you were close to before [becoming famous]. Family, your friends, and just not let that outside stuff get to you.

I don't walk down the street like, "I'm famous." It's still weird to me when people ask for pictures. My close friends from high school keep me grounded - they don't care about what I do. I'm still the same person I was, and I try hard not to change.

Celebrity is okay as long as you know it's not about you.

I don't know, the word 'famous' just sounds really weird to me, because I'm just me.

Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful.

It's so ironic - when you finally achieve recognition, you hide behind dark glasses.

The challenge for me as an actor is if you become a celebrity, you don't meet strangers anymore. And strangers are where we have our anonymity. And I believe it's essential for the soul to be anonymous, especially if you're going to be an actor.

Let your family, staff, and friends know that you're still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position.

My name is real, which probably explains why I never became a superstar... how would that look in lights?

Living in Hollywood, it's easy to have someone flatter you. That doesn't help me.

I've got my life and 'Harry Potter,' where I travel the world, I make films, I meet amazing people, I do press junkets and stuff. And then I go back home to Leeds, where I live, and I've got the same friends from before.

Money's not important to me. Movie star acknowledgement is not important to me. I don't want to be a big studio actress. I don't want to be in the limelight.

I would love to make my music and be completely anonymous, but that doesn't work. You can't have success and be faceless.

Fame sweeps you away. I had to go home every six months to remember who I am.

I don't do the whole, 'Put my name on it, make me famous' thing.

I never wanted fame, of all things, and I'm not just being cheeky. There are benefits that come with being famous, but there's also confusion. It's important to make sure your feet stay on the ground.