For myself, if I'm trying to obtain a certain longevity in my career, to establish myself as a certain kind of star, I don't want that black exploitation image.
I have been famous for a long time.
Abroad in Hollywood, I am called Bling Bling Bappi.
You cannot combine being a movie star with not being a movie star.
I want to be a star who acts as well.
I've been in movies with Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson - but I was on 'The Simpsons,' and finally, in the eyes of my children, I was a star.
I really don't see myself as a star.
I've watched a lot of people who became famous who completely change and I think it's because they tend to believe all the hype that's out there. I don't think there's that much hype about me.
Having been in Hollywood as a shadow, as someone who is almost invisible, I can see fame for what it is.
Ideally, I'd like to go right back to getting $7 million a picture and being the headliner. That's probably not going to happen.
You're not a star until you love yourself. Directors, yeah, they've got to love their own philosophies. But actors have to really love themselves.
I can't come to terms with stardom or see myself as a star.
I've never really compared myself to anyone who's a big star - I'm not trying to be a fashion icon or get famous.
I'm an actress, and that's why I'm still here. Anybody who has the illusion that you can have a career as long as I have and be a star is kidding themselves.
I don't see myself being perceived as a Bollywood star and I wouldn't want to be that either.
I have always believed that fame is a curse. I never envied one of the famous people I've known.
The day I say I'm famous is the day I sound like a fanny.
I prefer the word 'musician.' I'm a musician and a composer. I have a problem with the word 'artist.' I don't know if it's the same in English, but words like 'artist' and 'star' put people on a pedestal, which is not really good for my brain.
Jensen Ackles has everything I want. He's in great shape. He's got a full head of hair. He's got a square jawline. He's a big star!
I'm not a movie star, and I don't want to become a movie star.
I could pose in fashion commercials as a high society star but politics is a new way of life.
I don't think of myself as a star. An actress is nothing remarkable.
I have never felt that I am a star. It never came to my mind.
I still feel normal. Like, I don't feel like I'm a superstar.
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.
