Famous Quotes

Small: When you become famous, being famous becomes your profession
"When you become famous, being famous becomes your profession"
James Carville, Lawyer
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: It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldnt give it up because by that tim
Robert Benchley
"It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous"
Robert Benchley, Comedian
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: 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
Small: Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes
Andy Warhol
"Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes"
Andy Warhol, Artist
Small: I put my money in the bank: I have to think of life after modeling, when Im not famous any more
"I put my money in the bank: I have to think of life after modeling, when I'm not famous any more"
Eva Herzigova, Model
Small: I dont like the idea of famous people
"I don't like the idea of famous people"
Kristin Hersh, Musician
Small: Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their own dusk falls that
"Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their own dusk falls that they will only be remembered for remembering someone else"
Alan Bennett, Dramatist
Small: Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something t
"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"
Moliere, Playwright
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: And I want to do it the right way, like everybody else, not just a famous figurehead that gets a job because h
Shaquille O'Neal
"And I want to do it the right way, like everybody else, not just a famous figurehead that gets a job because he is a famous basketball player. I want to really learn the business"
Shaquille O'Neal, Athlete
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: For famous men have the whole earth as their memorial
Pericles
"For famous men have the whole earth as their memorial"
Pericles, Statesman
Small: Hitler was so modern, in that he was obsessed with being famous. He was caught up with this rush to be have ac
John Cusack
"Hitler was so modern, in that he was obsessed with being famous. He was caught up with this rush to be have achieved greatness before turning 30"
John Cusack, Actor
Small: Famous people come up to me, but I dont know who they are because my sight is so bad. Its always at the pool o
"Famous people come up to me, but I don't know who they are because my sight is so bad. It's always at the pool of the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills when I don't have my lenses in and my glasses are in my room"
Helena Bonham Carter, Actress
Small: I wanted to be successful, not famous
George Harrison
"I wanted to be successful, not famous"
George Harrison, Musician
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: It is a mark of many famous people that they cannot part with their brightest hour
"It is a mark of many famous people that they cannot part with their brightest hour"
Lillian Hellman, Dramatist
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: Did you ever stop to think why cops are always famous for being dumb? Simple. Because they dont have to be any
Orson Welles
"Did you ever stop to think why cops are always famous for being dumb? Simple. Because they don't have to be anything else"
Orson Welles, Actor
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: Id rather be able to face myself in the bathroom mirror than be rich and famous
"I'd rather be able to face myself in the bathroom mirror than be rich and famous"
Ani DiFranco, Musician
Small: I felt so painfully isolated that I vowed I would get revenge on the world by becoming a famous cartoonist
"I felt so painfully isolated that I vowed I would get revenge on the world by becoming a famous cartoonist"
Robert Crumb, Artist
Small: If you look closely, there is no book more visual than Three Trapped Tigers, in that it is filled with blank p
"If you look closely, there is no book more visual than Three Trapped Tigers, in that it is filled with blank pages, dark pages, it has stars made of words, the famous magical cube made of numbers, and there is even a page which is a mirror"
Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Novelist
Small: I am famous because I am an African American jazz artist
"I am famous because I am an African American jazz artist"
Nat King Cole, Musician
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: 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