Hunter S. Thompson Quotes

The whole framework of the presidency is getting out of hand. It's come to the point where you almost can't run unless you can cause people to salivate and whip each other with big sticks. You almost have to be a rock star to get the kind of fever you need to survive in American politics.

I love what Joe Eszterhas written about Bill Clinton. It's hilarious, Clinton as a rock star, which is the way we should remember him.

Comics seem to be cooking these days. It's like being a rock star.

I think people love to watch me on screen, not my acting talent.

I was surprised to see so many fans recognized me when I visited Japan on a personal trip. I think fans like me because of my healthy, bright, and cheerful energy.

Being a star comes with not just fame and fortune, but with awareness and responsibility.

Tyson Fury, he wants to be relevant. He wants to be in the scene. I like the guy too. I'm a big fan of him. I like how he is. I like his energy.

Someone like Bethany Frankel goes from being, like, 'some lady' to a star with arguably as much charisma as anybody else on TV. I personally find that riveting.

As I watched on TV the nest of reporters and groupies surround Palin at the Iowa State Fair, I couldn't help but sit back and wonder if she's become the ultimate party crasher for the Republican Party.

We all know that Sarah Palin loves attention.

It's weird to be called a celebrity or talk about it. I don't talk about being a celebrity in my business meetings. I don't talk about it with my friends. It's not a part of my life. It's a media perception of who I am.

Kevin Eastman is like a Buddha, like the coolest thing in the world, like a rock star.

What is glory? It is to have a lot of nonsense talked about you.

Unless you're Shannon Hoon (of Blind Melon), dying is the only thing that guarantees a rock star will have a legacy that stretches beyond temporary relevance.

I don't even think about having a "rock-star profile." But sure, I always think, "Wouldn't it be great to have your friends along for the ride?" I just feel like me, you know? I've always been me, and I feel like the same guy. It surprises me when people expect me to be anything other than just a dude. I'm just a dude.

Alan Alda is loved not because he's sensitive, but because he's successful and sensitive.

Being a rock star is being a rock star, I don't need to go into the details. What would you do if you were a rock star?

If you act like a rock star, you will be treated like one

I don't think you can be a mysterious rock star the same way you could in 1965 because there's too much information. Everything you do is available all the time. So the only thing you can rely on is not being false.

If you're an actor, you know people are going to recognize you in a restaurant. If you're a rock star, you know people are going to stop you on the street and ask you for your autograph. But as an author? That's not something I was ready for.

Fame is one thing, notoriety is another.

There's a lot of difference between being well known and being notorious and the black paintings didn't make me well known - they made me notorious.

You never feel that you have fame. It's always in back of you.

Hillary Clinton's been around for 30 years. Why do these stories need to be told? It isn't all of this widely known?

Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.