Edouard Manet Quotes

Fame — the aggregate of all the misunderstandings that collect around a new name.

Fame is a very confusing thing, because you are recognized by a lot of people that you've never seen before, and they're at a great advantage.

I don't know about this thing - being famous. I haven't figured it out yet. It still mystifies me.

I don't know what 'famous' is, really.

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.

People always come up to me and say, Oh, you're Chloe Se-VIG-ny, right? Sevigny. Number seven, letter e.

People always think I'm Amy Poehler, which never bothers me. I mean, Amy Poehler is great.

I've always had a lot of ambivalence about fame and celebrity.

I think people often confuse success with fame and stardom.

There's so much craziness that comes along with being a movie star that you can get so confused. Unless you've spent your whole life waiting to be the centre of attention, it's pretty terrifying.

People still come up to me and ask whether I am Louise Brown or if they've seen me somewhere else before.

I get offered: 'Here's a girl who's mad at another girl for having a wedding on the same day.' That'll be a big hit, but I don't want to do that.

I've been recognized a couple times. I get people staring at me, and I think in their heads they're thinking, 'How do I know her? Did I go to high school with her?' I think it's not registering yet.

Everyone's like, 'Oh my God, can I ask you something? You were in 'Percy Jackson,' right?' I'm like, 'No, different guy.'

Everywhere I go, people think I'm Helen Hunt.

It's difficult to tell whether people are looking at you because they recognise you from your work or just because you're 6 ft. 3 in. and have the eyebrows of Satan. It's difficult to distinguish between the two.

Everyone thinks I'm on 'Mindhunter!'

I just can't fathom this fame thing; I'm a total newbie.

Fame, in Trumpian fashion, is war. You are expected to defend your fame; many people want to take it from you.

I could never go anywhere without people going, 'Are you Zion?'

Of course I took advantage of the publicity that surrounded my friendship with Princess Margaret.

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

Started off local but thanks to all the haters, I know G4 pilots on a first name basis.

My agent pointed out one day that I had been quoted by a columnist in some American newspaper, and he noted with some glee that they simply identified me by name without reminding people who I was, apparently in the clear expectation that their readers would know who I am.