Barbra Streisand Quotes

Fame and success are very different things.

Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful - unless one was striving for mediocrity.

I can't imagine wanting to be famous just for the sake of being famous. I think fame should come along with success, talent.

Fame is an apparition. Fame is a side effect of success.

Being a celebrity or anything else where you're really ambitious, it's really a game to see how successful you can get.

All fame ever does for you is get attention for the work you really want to do.

I try to be somewhat wary of fame, but I'm not wary of success.

Any part that makes you world famous has got to be a blessing, hasn't it?

I don't think you can decide how famous or not you become.

Fame creeps up on you.

Fame is the thirst of youth.

There's a lot of spotlight that comes along with being the best in the world.

Fame is more powerful than talent.

Fame is an upshot of what I do. If you're a successful comedian or actor, then you're a famous one. But it's not the driving force. It's a by-product.

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

Once you are accepted as a star, as a good artiste, nothing else matters.

It's cool to be recognized, but it's not something that I was seeking or sought after. I never wanted to be famous.

I want to reach the heights of stardom beyond my imagination.

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

Major success feels a bit like a coronation. Like I'd become a king. I was one of the most famous people in the world, loved and hated in equal measure. I couldn't see anything bad with it. It made me a happy person.

The fame thing is interesting because I never wanted to be famous, and I never dreamt I would be famous.

Fame is, I think, just a disgusting by-product of what I do.

I have never wanted to be famous, as such - fame is a by-product.

You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer.

I wanted to be famous. I wanted people to talk about me.