Fame Consequences Quotes

When I was younger, there was the sex thing. That's par for the course.When you're a movie star, it went with it. It's a kind of rite of passage, socially.

What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous.

All fame is dangerous: Good, bringeth Envy; Bad, Shame.

The truth is, I suppose I am now public property; and a public inn is the place where people can have access to me.

Fame changed my life completely because, for a while, I was in a position to choose what I did. I miss that aspect. But I always felt uncomfortable with it.

People are much more inclined to believe and say bad things about you if you're famous.

Back when I was single and Guns were on the 'Illusions' tour, chicks were, like, left and right. They were falling over themselves. And I saw the sadness in that. The first six months of that, it's like, 'Killer! Chicks are hot. They're into me.' And then you realize they're not really into you. They're into the guy they saw on the JumboTron.

The public already knows about me more than I ever wanted it to know.

One of the downsides of being famous is that folks pay far more attention to you than they should. American celebrities are constantly under surveillance, and every word they say is subject to scrutiny. So, be careful what you wish for if you desire fame. No human being should be a goldfish.

There's a funny thing about fame. The truth is you run as fast as you can towards it because it's everything you want. Not just the fame but what it represents, meaning work, meaning opportunity. And then you get there, and it's shocking how immediately you become enveloped in this world that is incredibly restricting.

Before, it had been fame, and then super-fame came. And then it became super-super-fame. One loses one's personal life, really; you're recognized everywhere. But I embraced that.

I see my friends who have superstar lifestyles, and it's great to have hundreds of millions of dollars, but at the same time, it's a sacrifice of your own sanity.

Celebrity is death - celebrity - that's the worst thing that can happen to an actor.

When you get famous, you become a target for things, like lawsuits. People will take advantage of your fame.

When you become a celebrity, the world owns you and your image.

I'm in the public eye. I'm recognised a small bit more. That's part and parcel of it.

I know that gossip comes with a territory. It's a professional hazard, and while initially, I'd get a little riled, I've now learnt to handle it well. And honestly speaking, it's all very good publicity, isn't it?

I don't wanna hear nobody complain that they're getting paid all this money and people won't leave them alone. It's part of it.

Just like anyone else, I want privacy at times, but I understand that I am a celebrity.

One thing about being a celebrity that I learned a long time ago was that I pretty much gave up the right to fair treatment.

Being eternally known as Bond has no downside.

If I hadn't become a celebrity, I'd probably be an alcoholic.

Rumors will always be there. So, good or bad you have to take them in your stride because you are a public figure.

I look at Justin Bieber and my heart breaks for him, because I know what he's going to go through. He knows it. Everybody knows it.

No, I don't want to be a brand. Brand means I cannot go out for a quiet walk without tourists and fans constantly following me.