Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it and a man becomes famous because he has the proper stuff in him. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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
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
A very quiet and tasteful way to be famous is to have a famous relative. Then you can not only be nothing, you can do nothing too. P. J. O'Rourke
I'm bored with that line. I never use it anymore. My new line is 'In 15 minutes everybody will be famous.' Andy Warhol
I don't like Los Angeles. The people are awful and terribly shallow, and everybody wants to be famous but nobody wants to play the game. I'm from New York. I will kill to get what I need. Lady Gaga
The cool thing about being famous is traveling. I have always wanted to travel across seas, like to Canada and stuff. Britney Spears
My idea of a good picture is one that's in focus and of a famous person. Andy Warhol
In the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. Andy Warhol
After a fellow gets famous it doesn't take long for someone to bob up that used to sit by him in school. Kin Hubbard
And to me, fame is not a positive thing. The idea of being famous is a lot better than the reality. It's fantastic when you go to premieres and people cheer you, but it's not real. And it's totally not my approach to get my name on a club door just because I can. Tom Felton
I served the famous professors and scholars, and eventually they learned that the Reverend Moon is superior to them. Even Nobel laureate academics who thought they were at the center of knowledge are as nothing in front of me. Sun Myung Moon
A chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier. That is why Chippendale is famous. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
If you want to be a rock star or just be famous, then run down the street naked, you'll make the news or something. But if you want music to be your livelihood, then play, play, play and play! And eventually you'll get to where you want to be. Eddie Van Halen
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. Ellen DeGeneres
I was never very interested in boys - and there were plenty of them - vying with one another to see how many famous women they would get into the hay. Bette Davis
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
There's more pressure to be famous for being yourself than if you're being a character. Kim Kardashian
Any idiot can get laid when they're famous. That's easy. It's getting laid when you're not famous that takes some talent. Kevin Bacon
Mum loves me being famous! She is so excited and proud, as she had me so young and couldn't support me, so I am living her dream, it's sweeter for both of us. It's her 40th birthday soon and I'm going to buy her 40 presents. Adele