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 on famous
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 on famous
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 on famous
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 on famous
There's more pressure to be famous for being yourself than if you're being a character. Kim Kardashian on famous
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 on famous
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 on famous
The fame thing is interesting because I never wanted to be famous, and I never dreamt I would be famous. J. K. Rowling on famous
I imagined being a famous writer would be like being like Jane Austen. J. K. Rowling on famous
There is a misleading, unwritten rule that states if a quote giving advice comes from someone famous, very old, or Greek, then it must be good advice. Bo Bennett on famous
If you think Abraham Lincoln became famous for inventing the town car, it is time to spend a few hours on history. Bo Bennett on famous
Forget about being world famous, it's hard enough just getting the automatic doors at the supermarket to acknowledge our existence. Doug Coupland on famous
Yeah, I love being famous. It's almost like being white, y'know? Chris Rock on famous
What I've learned is that you really don't need to be a celebrity or have money or have the paparazzi following you around to be famous. Lady Gaga on famous
I've never sat there and plotted out how I was going to become successful or famous. Jennifer Aniston on famous
I think the driving thing was curiosity about the universe. That fascinated me. I didn't think anything about being famous or anything like that, I was just interested in the concepts involved. Clyde Tombaugh on famous
We are not interested in cloning the Michael Jordans and the Michael Jacksons of this world. The rich and the famous don't participate in this. Panayiotis Zavos on famous
I have a profound empathy for people who are in the public eye, whether they manifest it themselves or whether it happened by accident - it doesn't matter to me. I think there's a great misunderstanding of what it is to be famous. Alanis Morissette on famous
I thought the more famous I became, the more friendships I would have, but the opposite was true. Alanis Morissette on famous
I'm more interested in being good than being famous. Annie Leibovitz on famous