Famous Quotes

People should recognize who you are and how you can act rather then how famous you are.

Bruce Lee was very famous. I watched his movies and he is amazing. He is a martial arts master, his philosophy, his movement, both physically and mentally, were very strong.

Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous because he has the proper stuff in him.

Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired.

It's more important for me to feel content than to be famous.

In the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.

I want to be so famous that drag queens will dress like me in parades when I'm dead.

I don't want to end up being a circus act, doing my most famous tricks when I'm 70.

Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.

The first time I went to Johnny Depp's house in LA is when I realized what I was getting myself into. I knew he was famous, but I didn't really know what that entailed.

People just assume that if you're famous, you're in Hollywood.

The love of the famous, like all strong passions, is quite abstract. Its intensity can be measured mathematically, and it is independent of persons.

My name's Jennifer Ellison and one day I'm going to be famous!

I don't think I'll ever be comfortable with the idea of being famous.

I wanted to go hide. I wasn't looking to be more famous, I'm famous enough.

I can't imagine wanting to be famous just for the sake of being famous. I think fame should come along with success, talent.

I don't like the idea of famous people.

You can get rich or famous by doing the same thing.

When I was younger, I used to say, One day I'll be famous.

You know, I'm a television personality. It's not like I'm a famous hooker or something!

I'd rather be able to face myself in the bathroom mirror than be rich and famous.

I want to be famous everywhere.

I have so much empathy for these young actors that are 19 and all of a sudden they're beautiful and famous and rich. I'm like, 'Oh my God, I'd be dead.'

Nothing in life prepares you to be famous.

Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.

Exploitation films were famous for taking an issue an exploiting it because they could move much faster than a studio could. If there was any hot topic, they would run out and make a quick movie and make a buck on it, by changing it around and using it, in some way, to give some relevance.

When we were growing up our parents somehow made it clear that being famous was good. And I mistakenly thought that if I was famous then everyone would love me.