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
I'm actually about as famous as a fourth division footballer from the 70s. Dylan Moran
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
I was obsessed with being rich and famous. Paul Lynde
Luckily, I think, I never really wanted to be famous, I just wanted to make movies. Seth Rogen
I remember, when I was an up-and-coming comic, how annoyed I would be when the famous guys would show up and just take everyone's spots. Seth Rogen
The good thing about L.A. is that there's always someone more famous 100 yards away from me. Seth Rogen
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. Robert Rodriguez
The people I want are very famous and very rich, and all I can offer them is a bit of exposure on TV and a bit of cash, so it's a miracle we get any guests at all. But we have been very lucky. Graham Norton
I met a lot of famous people when I was about 24. And none of them seemed very appealing. And so I didn't know why I would struggle to be that kind of person. Ethan Hawke
I think that as soon as you think of yourself as a famous person or anything like that, you're objectifying yourself in some weird way. Ethan Hawke
Some people want fame, popularity and huge sales. I've always hoped to have a really long career. So I've tried to make each of my creative decisions and business decisions to allow for longevity. As a side effect I got really famous and really big. I didn't realize the two could go together. Jewel
For now I'm just enjoying being a mom. I don't want to be more famous and more rich. I want to be a good mom. Jewel
No one can train you to be famous. How do you deal with the loss of anonymity, the loss of privacy? You have to be disciplined. Wesley Snipes
I never wanted to be the most famous, the most beautiful, the most extravagant. Manolo Blahnik
It's always a little mind-boggling to realize that these famous actors know who I am. Emily Blunt
I think that once you open the door and allow people in on a certain aspect, it's very hard to then control how far that ripple effect is. So I think that the person who is known or famous has the ability to decide what they do or don't want to share. Rosie O'Donnell
I definitely wanted to be an actor. I didn't want to be on TV, I didn't want to be famous, I didn't want to be anyone in particular I just wanted to do it. I see young people now who look at magazines, or American Idol and their goal is to have that lifestyle - to have good handbags, or go out with cute guys from shows, or whatever. But I definitely wanted to be an actor. Lauren Graham
I'm not famous for my back story investigations I'm lucky that I work with good writers and it's usually in the script. Bill Nighy