Famous Quotes

Small: I have been very happy, very rich, very beautiful, much adulated, very famous and very unhappy
"I have been very happy, very rich, very beautiful, much adulated, very famous and very unhappy"
Brigitte Bardot, Actress
Small: When I started out, I didnt have any desire to be an actress or to learn how to act. I just wanted to be famou
Katharine Hepburn
"When I started out, I didn't have any desire to be an actress or to learn how to act. I just wanted to be famous"
Katharine Hepburn, Actress
Small: I wanted to be successful, not famous
George Harrison
"I wanted to be successful, not famous"
George Harrison, Musician
Small: They gave it to us for about five bucks a week, and we just went there to live. Probably the first band that e
"They gave it to us for about five bucks a week, and we just went there to live. Probably the first band that ever did that back then and it became the famous cottage"
Jim Capaldi, Musician
Small: I felt no pressure that my grandfather was famous and my uncle was famous
"I felt no pressure that my grandfather was famous and my uncle was famous"
Kim Weston, Photographer
Small: I never wanted to be a star. I never wanted to be famous. I just wanted to play guitar in a really good rock n
Slash
"I never wanted to be a star. I never wanted to be famous. I just wanted to play guitar in a really good rock 'n' roll band"
Slash, Musician
Small: The records of adopted children are sealed in California. That seal is considered inviolable... The judge rule
"The records of adopted children are sealed in California. That seal is considered inviolable... The judge ruled that, because I was famous, he didn't have the same rights as other kids"
Danielle Steel, Novelist
Small: Ive always had confidence. Before I was famous, that confidence got me into trouble. After I got famous, it ju
Bruce Willis
"I've always had confidence. Before I was famous, that confidence got me into trouble. After I got famous, it just got me into more trouble"
Bruce Willis, Actor
Small: They saw me, those reckless seekers of beauty, and in a night I was famous
"They saw me, those reckless seekers of beauty, and in a night I was famous"
Lillie Langtry, Actress
Small: I was famous overnight. I went from nowhere to being really big
Sting
"I was famous overnight. I went from nowhere to being really big"
Sting, Musician
Small: The stones themselves are thick with history, and those cats that dash through the alleyways must surely be th
"The stones themselves are thick with history, and those cats that dash through the alleyways must surely be the ghosts of the famous dead in feline disguise"
Erica Jong, Novelist
Small: Id die if I was Madonna. Id die. God, what a horrible way to live. And Michael Jackson! To be so famous and to
"I'd die if I was Madonna. I'd die. God, what a horrible way to live. And Michael Jackson! To be so famous and to feel so isolated. I feel so bad for them. I don't know how it feels, and I hope it never happens to me"
Alicia Silverstone, Actress
Small: I am beautiful, famous and gorgeous
Anna Kournikova
"I am beautiful, famous and gorgeous"
Anna Kournikova, Athlete
Small: I think the thing to remember, though, the next time you hear someone who is really certain that he is on the
"I think the thing to remember, though, the next time you hear someone who is really certain that he is on the side of the angels, is that the idea of angels was created by human beings, who are famous for being frequently untrustworthy and occasional"
Jon Carroll, Journalist
Small: It wasnt being an alcoholic - it was going wild. It happened when I got famous. It was like having my teens in
"It wasn't being an alcoholic - it was going wild. It happened when I got famous. It was like having my teens in my early thirties: blotting out your life, not having to think about anything"
Julie Walters, Actress
Small: Computers are famous for being able to do complicated things starting from simple programs
"Computers are famous for being able to do complicated things starting from simple programs"
Seth Lloyd, Educator
Small: It was pretty frightening because as we all know, when large, famous groups breakup, a lot of the members dont
"It was pretty frightening because as we all know, when large, famous groups breakup, a lot of the members don't survive in solo careers"
Don Henley, Musician
Small: People are much more inclined to believe and say bad things about you if youre famous
"People are much more inclined to believe and say bad things about you if you're famous"
Danielle Steel, Novelist
Small: My story of success and failure is not just about music and being famous. Its about living and loving and tryi
"My story of success and failure is not just about music and being famous. It's about living and loving and trying to find purpose in this crazy world"
Wynonna Judd, Musician
Small: It was a mixed blessing to have famous parents. It was tough to go to auditions and be bad, since I couldnt be
Ben Stiller
"It was a mixed blessing to have famous parents. It was tough to go to auditions and be bad, since I couldn't be anonymous"
Ben Stiller, Comedian
Small: There are a lot of good things about being famous but there are a few not so good things too
"There are a lot of good things about being famous but there are a few not so good things too"
Sharon Stone, Actress
Small: You know, be an actor because you love to act. Dont be an actor because you think youre going to get famous, b
"You know, be an actor because you love to act. Don't be an actor because you think you're going to get famous, because that's luck"
Whoopi Goldberg, Actress
Small: The one thing youve got to say about Columbia is that it has courses that are famous. It has alumni who come b
"The one thing you've got to say about Columbia is that it has courses that are famous. It has alumni who come back and say it was the best thing they ever did"
William Scott
Small: I dont think Ill ever be comfortable with the idea of being famous
Alison Lohman
"I don't think I'll ever be comfortable with the idea of being famous"
Alison Lohman, Actress
Small: I wrote because I needed to and wanted to. It never occurred to me that Id become famous
"I wrote because I needed to and wanted to. It never occurred to me that I'd become famous"
Danielle Steel, Novelist
Small: Other famous men, those of much talk and few deeds, soon evaporate. Action is the dignity of greatness
"Other famous men, those of much talk and few deeds, soon evaporate. Action is the dignity of greatness"
Jose Marti, Activist
Small: Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesnt want me to be too famous too young
Duke Ellington
"Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn't want me to be too famous too young"
Duke Ellington, Musician
Small: I dont really know a lot of famous people. Ive met a lot of famous people. If I ran into Tom Hanks today, I wo
"I don't really know a lot of famous people. I've met a lot of famous people. If I ran into Tom Hanks today, I would have to remind him who I was and he would then remember me. But he wouldn't come up to me and say, "Hi Dave!""
David Zucker, Director
Small: At first, I thoroughly enjoyed being famous
"At first, I thoroughly enjoyed being famous"
Phil Donahue, Entertainer
Small: Similarly, another famous little quantum fluctuation that programs you is the exact configuration of your DNA
"Similarly, another famous little quantum fluctuation that programs you is the exact configuration of your DNA"
Seth Lloyd, Educator
Small: The first time I went to Johnny Depps house in LA is when I realized what I was getting myself into. I knew he
"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"
Kate Moss, Model
Small: For a time, at least, I was the most famous person in the entire world
Jesse Owens
"For a time, at least, I was the most famous person in the entire world"
Jesse Owens, Athlete
Small: Our most famous writers are Faulkner and Eudora Welty and Flannery OConnor. It would make sense that the poetr
"Our most famous writers are Faulkner and Eudora Welty and Flannery O'Connor. It would make sense that the poetry would reflect some of those same values, some of the same techniques"
Robert Morgan, Soldier
Small: The first pork-barrel bill that crosses my desk, Im going to veto it and make the authors of those pork-barrel
John McCain
"The first pork-barrel bill that crosses my desk, I'm going to veto it and make the authors of those pork-barrel items famous all over America"
John McCain, Politician
Small: Ive never had a desire to be famous. Lots of actors are actually extremely shy. I have shy areas
"I've never had a desire to be famous. Lots of actors are actually extremely shy. I have shy areas"
Jeremy Northam, Actor
Small: Be very clear as to what your dream is. Nowadays it is fairly certain that 90 percent of all actors really jus
"Be very clear as to what your dream is. Nowadays it is fairly certain that 90 percent of all actors really just want to be rich and famous as the solution to all that ails"
Dirk Benedict, Actor
Small: We played in Texas about a year ago, at Emos, the famous country and western club in Austin. And I figured, we
Alan Vega
"We played in Texas about a year ago, at Emo's, the famous country and western club in Austin. And I figured, well, if I'm finally gonna die onstage, that's where it's going to be!"
Alan Vega, Musician
Small: In approaching our subject it will be best, without attempting to shorten the path by referring to famous theo
"In approaching our subject it will be best, without attempting to shorten the path by referring to famous theories of the drama, to start directly from the facts, and to collect from them gradually an idea of Shakespearean Tragedy"
Andrew Coyle Bradley, Judge
Small: Before I was famous, when I was just working in Gilberts Lodge, everything was moving in slow motion
"Before I was famous, when I was just working in Gilbert's Lodge, everything was moving in slow motion"
Eminem, Musician
Small: In the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes
Andy Warhol
"In the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes"
Andy Warhol, Artist