Internationally, I have as large of a fan base - if not larger - than I have domestically.
I think it's quite good to be famous in Estonia - much easier than in the U.S.
Being famous is just like being in high school. But I'm not interested in being the cheerleader. I'm not interested in being Gwen Stefani. She's the cheerleader, and I'm out in the smoker shed.
Look at Paul McCartney, look at Elton John. They're jealous of Justin Timberlake. I'm sure they were jealous of me when I was in my imperial phase.
I personally think Miles Davis is a lot funnier than me. And he's working more.
I don't think I have the pulling power of Jim Carrey.
A lost of people recognize me and maybe will ask for an autograph, but it's nothing like if Elvis would've done something like that, 'cause he's so popular, or maybe The Beatles 'cause they stirred up a lot of action.
Do I think anything I ever do will be as big as Motley Crue? It's impossible.
Actually, bizarrely, in America, I get more appreciation from the odd, unusual stuff I've done, almost because I'm not, if you like, famous in America as I am in England.
I don't consider myself an A-list celebrity or a big dog, but every time I meet somebody, even rappers who've been in the game for years... they're like, 'Man, I'm trying to get on your level.'
What's a celebrity anyway? Paris Hilton's a celebrity. I'm just a working actor.
Once, I was a bigger star than Greta Garbo.
I don't mind being compared to Whitney, there are people miles worse to be compared to.
I have the idea that anyone who has ever heard my name has the distinct impression that I was put under the sod years ago just before they buried Lillian Russell.
I just kind of kick it at my crib all day because I'm not famous at my house.
I've been compared to Jude Law my whole career.
One day they might even say that I was another Ryan Giggs.
When I started writing comics, 'comics writer' was the most obscure job in the world! If I wanted to be a celebrity, I would have become a moody English screen actor.
I will never do another TV series. It couldn't top I Love Lucy, and I'd be foolish to try. In this business, you have to know when to get off.
When the film was presented in New York, the distributor reproduced the fountain scene on a billboard as high as a skyscraper. My name was in the middle in huge letters, Fellini's was at the bottom, very tiny. Now the name of Fellini has become very great, mine very little.
Hearing 'This Is How It Feels' on the radio was an amazing feeling, like starting again. But I believe that, in the end, my name will be bigger then the Verve because of all those great tunes and the power of what I stand for.
I do have characters who are more well known than I am, which suits me fine.
In the Middle East, I can't walk down the street without being recognized. In the States, I'm totally fine going out.
Although I get so much fan mail from Great Britain, tell me, am I more famous there than Michael Madsen?
I?m much bigger in Britain than I am there. I'm well-known, but my name's That Guy in America. . . . People shout: "Hey ? I know you! You're That Guy.".
