I don't have any expectations as an actor and being rich and famous is not my driving force. James D'arcy on famous
The seven wise men of Greece, so famous for their wisdom all the world over, acquired all that fame, each of them, by a single sentence consisting of two or three words. Robert South on famous
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 on famous
Celebrity culture, it's everywhere, isn't it? It's reality TV, Big Brother. I didn't become a footballer to be famous, I became a footballer to be successful. I didn't want to be famous. Now people want to be famous. Why? Why would you want people following you about all day? Ryan Giggs on famous
Being famous as a writer is like being famous in a village. It's not really any very heady fame. Peter Carey on famous
I don't want to be famous per se, but I want to write books for as long as I can. And I plan on writing a lot. Amanda Hocking on famous
It's not that I don't want to become famous or that I'm obsessed by my work as an actress, but it's all about not limiting myself, such as putting myself in a little jail that I can escape from. Sarah Polley on famous
I heard so many stories from Gaomi's peasants that I had an irrepressible urge to write them down. Today, Gaomi's peasants know that they have become famous around the world through my writings, but I think they are a little puzzled by this. Mo Yan on famous
I don't care how famous a guitarist is, he ain't learned everything. There's always somewhere to go, something to mash up, but he ain't found it yet. You never learn everything on that guitar neck. David Edwards on famous
Normally, I name my characters after famous comedians. Paula Danziger on famous
I don't want to be famous as a movie star and have the whole world love me, I want to be a creative actress. Juliette Lewis on famous
I'm really not for famous people who design a line for a company, when you know it's not really them creating it but a team of designers, especially when there are so many talented people who've taken the time to go and study fashion. Bonnie Wright on famous
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 on famous
I always thought it was strange when these artists like Kurt Cobain or whoever would get really famous and say, 'I don't understand why this is happening to me.' There is a mathematical formula to why you got famous. It isn't some magical thing that just started happening. Chad Kroeger on famous
I think actors are divided into two groups: one that wants to be an actor to become famous and rich, and the other that wants to be an actor because they have to be. I'm more in the second group. Franka Potente on famous
I think there are a lot more writers who are actors than you know they just don't have roles on famous TV shows that you recognize. Danny Strong on famous
I have also just finished three weeks on a soap opera in England. The soap opera is a rather famous one called Crossroads. It was first on television 25 years ago, and it has recently been brought back. I play the part of a businessman called David Wheeler. Jeremy Bulloch on famous
I can deal with it now, but 13 is a tough age to be recognized and famous. It's a tough age, period. Bill Skarsgard on famous
These days there are a lot of people who just want to be famous. I think that comes from a naive place, because those people generally don't know what it's like. Catherine Keener on famous
I don't think I'll ever be comfortable with the idea of being famous. Alison Lohman on famous