Danny Meyer Quotes

We don't play the celebrity business in our family.

I'm not somebody who no matter where I go there are paparazzi or any of that nonsense. But I have a little window into that world and I can enter it and dance around. I want to be the audience's ticket into the party.

For me, I've got no interest in being a celebrity, and I have no interest in doing photographs, going to this party or that.

There are lots of people who are red-carpet types, but that's not me.

It's a lot of fun being dressed by designers and surrounded by publicists.

In one respect, it's easier to open a restaurant in New York because you get more media attention than anywhere else. Almost everyone will try a new place once, irrespective of the reviews, because it's a spectator sport.

Posing on the red carpet feels like you're selling something that has nothing to do with you. If you do it with someone else, it's like we're saying, 'Oh! We come as a pair! Would you like to buy both of us? We're available for weddings and Bar Mitzvahs!'

Mystery makes movie stars! If you see someone on the cover of the weeklies all the time, why would you want to pay to see them in a movie?

It's weird doing red carpets; it's uncomfortable. But you can have a sense of humor about it.

I was offered 'Strictly Come Dancing.' I turned it down because that celebrity world is not what I'm into.

The whole celebrity thing is not something I'm overly interested in. I don't pop up at parties. It's just not my thing.

I'm not into the whole showbiz scene.

Mass media wants bright lights. Mass media wants crazy clothes.

You're surfing with all this glamour, and a lot of people are talking about Gwyneth, JLo, and Cameron.

I find it strange that actors are on the covers of magazines.

I'm not really into the celebrity lifestyle.

Glamour has been an integral part of showbiz from a longtime and the whole debate about exposing and vulgarity is blown out of proportions.

When I first started playing, the only time you knew you would get photographed was if the paparazzi were outside a smart restaurant in town.

I hate the showbiz scene.

I mean, the Lakers are pretty damn Hollywood.

All the Kardashians care about is the media, money, and being on camera.

I think the word 'celebrity' is stupid.

If you really want to understand Hollywood, you have to live in it.

I've been to so many dos and presentation dinners and TV shows. I've been among all the top stars - soap stars, people from music - it's been brilliant. But I've kept my feet on the ground.

Film stars and players can be sources of entertainment but never ideals.