Fame Hierarchy Quotes

In the old days, a star was someone up there - you know, Greta Garbo - but a telly star was somebody you could approach.

I've been thinking a lot about how we worship celebrity and how we have Elvis and Marilyn Monroe and Jesus all on the same playing field.

In journalism, we recognize a kind of hierarchy of fame among the famous. We measure it in two ways: by the length of an obituary and by how far in advance it is prepared. Presidents, former presidents, and certain heads of state are at the top of the chain.

I have what I call A-list moments, but believe me, I'm still on the D-list.

I like having my autonomy; I like going into the vegetable aisle with little fanfare. Very few go into that star category, in that uber above-the-title category. The rest of us, day in and day out, we're there to support what they do.

The way 'star' used to be reserved for a small number of people, and when the star category became so vast, they came up with 'superstar,' and then they came up with 'megastar.'

Theater actors are just tolerated. You have to be a movie star to be a celebrity.

I feel more people can relate to the D-list than the A-list.

People think all fame is the same, but being on BBC Two from time to time does not make you Warren Beatty. I honestly can't impress that upon people enough.

The first writers are first and the rest, in the long run, nowhere but in anthologies.