Famous Quotes

Small: I just think Rosa Parks was overrated. Last time I checked, she got famous for breaking the law
"I just think Rosa Parks was overrated. Last time I checked, she got famous for breaking the law"
Stephen Colbert, Comedian
Small: I always want to say to people who want to be rich and famous: try being rich first. See if that doesnt cover
"I always want to say to people who want to be rich and famous: 'try being rich first'. See if that doesn't cover most of it. There's not much downside to being rich, other than paying taxes and having your relatives ask you for money. But when you become famous, you end up with a 24-hour job"
Bill Murray, Actor
Small: I just want to be rich and famous
"I just want to be rich and famous"
Ian Hart, Actor
Small: Id much rather be famous for being a fabulous bitch than being, She does that nice wife really well
"I'd much rather be famous for being a fabulous bitch than being, She does that nice wife really well"
Christine Baranski, Actress
Small: You know, one of the biggest thrills I have is when famous people recognize me from Taxi
Marilu Henner
"You know, one of the biggest thrills I have is when famous people recognize me from Taxi"
Marilu Henner, Actress
Small: Going to New York to do whatever - show business - it just seemed fun. It seemed fun to go to the big city and
"Going to New York to do whatever - show business - it just seemed fun. It seemed fun to go to the big city and meet all kinds of different people and maybe be famous. It was just exciting. So I wasn't scared"
January Jones, Actress
Small: Dates with actors, finally, just seemed to me evenings of shop talk. I got sick of it after a hile. So the mor
"Dates with actors, finally, just seemed to me evenings of shop talk. I got sick of it after a hile. So the more famous I became, the more I narrowed down my choices"
Hedy Lamarr, Actress
Small: Ive never dreamed of being famous. The idea of it really scares me
"I've never dreamed of being famous. The idea of it really scares me"
Jeremy London, Actor
Small: Being a famous actress may give you a sense of being important, but believe me, its just an illusion
Juliette Binoche
"Being a famous actress may give you a sense of being important, but believe me, it's just an illusion"
Juliette Binoche, Actress
Small: Hollywood people want to build you up and make you famous only to knock you off youre the pedestal they built
"Hollywood people want to build you up and make you famous only to knock you off you're the pedestal they built for you"
Morgan Brittany, Actress
Small: I did my famous cabbage soup diet, so I was able to do it
"I did my famous cabbage soup diet, so I was able to do it"
Ellen Burstyn, Actress
Small: I like being famous when its convenient for me and completely anonymous when its not
"I like being famous when it's convenient for me and completely anonymous when it's not"
Catherine Deneuve, Actress
Small: Tom cruise, hes a lot more famous than me
David Beckham
"Tom cruise, he's a lot more famous than me"
David Beckham, Athlete
Small: Its only when you are a great actor and are recognised for your good work that you become famous. Unless you a
"Its only when you are a great actor and are recognised for your good work that you become famous. Unless you are in the news for the wrong reasons!"
Christine Lahti, Actress
Small: I didnt want to be famous. I just wanted to earn enough money to have a nice life and enjoy acting
"I didn't want to be famous. I just wanted to earn enough money to have a nice life and enjoy acting"
David McCallum, Actor
Small: Being famous is just like being in high school. But Im not interested in being the cheerleader. Im not interes
"Being famous is just like being in high school. But I'm not interested in being the cheerleader. I'm not interested in being Gwen Stefani. She's the cheerleader, and I'm out in the smoker shed"
Courtney Love, Musician
Small: The first syndicating I tried was when two partners and I created a production company in 1952. We wanted to s
"The first syndicating I tried was when two partners and I created a production company in 1952. We wanted to syndicate famous Bible stories and sell them for $25 a show"
Casey Kasum
Small: You dont have to have an attitude if youre famous
Adriana Lima
"You don't have to have an attitude if you're famous"
Adriana Lima, Model
Small: I dont like being recognised, I have no interest in being famous at all, I just do what I do. If I could be li
"I don't like being recognised, I have no interest in being famous at all, I just do what I do. If I could be like Captain Kirk and beam myself up and then beam myself down, I would!"
Bruce Dickinson, Musician
Small: Ive worked with a lot of people who are more famous than myself who are terribly insecure
"I've worked with a lot of people who are more famous than myself who are terribly insecure"
Barry Gibb, Musician
Small: Well I would say that were regular people first of all and were normal and its obvious by some of the things t
"Well I would say that we're regular people first of all and we're normal and it's obvious by some of the things that have happened just because our name is famous we're not immune to tragedy"
Brett Favre, Athlete
Small: At each of these northern posts there were interesting experiences in store for me, as one who had read all th
"At each of these northern posts there were interesting experiences in store for me, as one who had read all the books of northern travel and dreamed for half a lifetime of the north; and that was - almost daily meeting with famous men"
Ernest Thompson Seton, Leader
Small: I dont go to premieres. I dont go to parties. I dont covet the Oscar. I dont want any of that. I dont go out.
"I don't go to premieres. I don't go to parties. I don't covet the Oscar. I don't want any of that. I don't go out. I just have dinner at home every night with my kids. Being famous, that's a whole other career. And I haven't got any energy for it"
Gary Oldman, Actor
Small: I didnt know what to expect from a famous movie star maybe that hed be sort of stuck-up, you know. But not Gar
"I didn't know what to expect from a famous movie star; maybe that he'd be sort of stuck-up, you know. But not Gary Cooper. He horsed around so much... that I had a hard time painting him"
Norman Rockwell, Artist
Small: Yeah, I love being famous. Its almost like being white, yknow?
Chris Rock
"Yeah, I love being famous. It's almost like being white, y'know?"
Chris Rock, Comedian
Small: Being famous hasnt changed my perception of myself - Ive just grown up
"Being famous hasn't changed my perception of myself - I've just grown up"
Cat Deeley, Celebrity
Small: Sometimes I like to play the soundtracks to famous musicals so we can all sing along. South Pacific is one of
Louise Brown
"Sometimes I like to play the soundtracks to famous musicals so we can all sing along. South Pacific is one of my favorites. Our neighbors must hate us"
Louise Brown, Celebrity
Small: I became very famous, as a teenager, and my name and photo were splashed in all the media. They made me larger
Cat Stevens
"I became very famous, as a teenager, and my name and photo were splashed in all the media. They made me larger than life, so I wanted to live larger than life, and the only way to do that was to be intoxicated"
Cat Stevens, Musician
Small: I never wanted to be famous. I just wanted to live a normal life with my family
Priscilla Presley
"I never wanted to be famous. I just wanted to live a normal life with my family"
Priscilla Presley, Actress
Small: Im following my dreams and doing what I love as a designer. I did not want to be one of those kids with a famo
Nicky Hilton
"I'm following my dreams and doing what I love as a designer. I did not want to be one of those kids with a famous last name that doesn't do anything. That is very unfulfilling to me and I'm very happy"
Nicky Hilton, Model
Small: Acting is not about being famous, its about exploring the human soul
Annette Bening
"Acting is not about being famous, it's about exploring the human soul"
Annette Bening, Actress
Small: Normally, I name my characters after famous comedians
"Normally, I name my characters after famous comedians"
Paula Danziger, Author
Small: I get to meet fantastic people, and I get to go through so many emotions. For me, I have a craving for that. W
Christopher Parker
"I get to meet fantastic people, and I get to go through so many emotions. For me, I have a craving for that. When I'm acting, I feel great. It's not to be famous"
Christopher Parker, Actor
Small: Im as famous as I want to be
"I'm as famous as I want to be"
Tracey Ullman, Comedian
Small: There is less pressure as a character actor. It generally means that you will be acting for all of your life,
"There is less pressure as a character actor. It generally means that you will be acting for all of your life, which is my intention. It is not my intention to just be a rich and famous person, that would be pretty boring"
Tim Roth, Actor
Small: All I say is that I dont go out with famous men
Samantha Mumba
"All I say is that I don't go out with famous men"
Samantha Mumba, Musician
Small: I know somebody from university whos called Phil Collins and I think theres something terribly unfortunate abo
David Walliams
"I know somebody from university who's called Phil Collins and I think there's something terribly unfortunate about sharing a name With somebody who either is famous or becomes famous"
David Walliams, Actor
Small: I totally related to Cole Porters magnetic pull to any piano that was in the room, which he was famous for doi
"I totally related to Cole Porter's magnetic pull to any piano that was in the room, which he was famous for doing, as was Gershwin. You couldn't drag them away from a piano"
Kevin Kline, Actor
Small: I want to be so famous that drag queens will dress like me in parades when Im dead
"I want to be so famous that drag queens will dress like me in parades when I'm dead"
Laura Kightlinger, Comedian
Small: Im famous. Thats my job
"I'm famous. That's my job"
Jerry Rubin, Activist