Martie Maguire Quotes

When my sitcom 'Miranda' first became successful, I was so in the thick of working and I was so stressed that I didn't really enjoy the moment. You suddenly look back and go, 'Gosh, you've just got to enjoy every day.' And now I wake up and literally pinch myself every day.

People win 'Oscars', and then it seems like they fall off the planet. And that's partly because a huge expectation walks in the room and sits right down on top of your head.

You're never quite prepared for the inundation of stardom, or whatever you want to call it.

The red carpet is really the only thing that makes me nervous.

Thank God I've never had the sort of intense fame that means you can't walk up the road. That sort of blazing stardom must be difficult to cope with and maintain; my career has just bubbled along happily.

I knew what show business was, which was why I didn't want in on that action. I saw what happens! You get it, and then you lose it.

Stardom is just an uneasy seat on top of a tricky toboggan. Being a star is merely perching at the head of the downgrade. A competent featured player can last a lifetime. A star, a year or two. There's all that agony of finding suitable stories, keeping in character, maintaining illusion.

As it becomes longer at No. 1, I feel more and more pressure. Everybody is trying to grab every piece of me.

Sometimes, I wonder where my place in this town called 'Hollywood' is - and that can give you a really dull headache.

From a very young age people have been touting me as a world champion. So it can be tough, playing in the spotlight and people expecting big things from you all the time.

I struggled with the limelight.

That's what happens when you play in L.A. Everybody expects you to do well.

I don't think you can understand everything that goes into being a superstar because even I don't understand everything. I think we're all learning as we go.

When you're doing well and you're successful, part of being successful is that you get interviewed. But it ruins the moment.

The fame game's fun, but it's not forever.

Fame is fleeting. That stuff comes and goes. You know, as soon as I play poorly ... you won't be doing this interview--you'll be interviewing the next guy.

Enjoy it while it lasts.

In Hollywood, you grow up quick.

Stardom isn't a profession, it's an accident.

I'm not in a real rush to be a big star.

The more you stay in this kind of job, the more you realize that a public figure, a major public figure, is a lonely man.

I see L.A. as a workplace rather than somewhere to live. If I don't get out, I go crazy. If you have a little success, people treat you differently, so it's good to keep a healthy perspective. It's acting, not rocket science.

I think when I was younger, I wanted to be a star, until I became a star, and then it's a lot of work. It's work to be a star. I don't enjoy the stardom part. I only enjoy the creative process.

I was overwhelmed when people started to know who I was.

You'd think I'd have been happiest in my life playing music in front of 50,000 people at Gillette Stadium. But let me tell you, it's an odd feeling to feel alone in the spotlight.