I love being famous. It validates that I have something to say.
It was never about winning medals or being famous.
I can never really enjoy being famous.
Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful - unless one was striving for mediocrity.
I love being famous - it's phenomenal.
I always loved working as an actress, but I didn't understand why I couldn't just opt out of being famous. And then I realized you can, and I think I did. And eventually, I came to understand that you can do that and also keep working.
Being famous hasn't changed my perception of myself - I've just grown up.
I'd had people say, 'You'll enjoy being famous for a week, and you'll never enjoy it again'. But I don't think I had that week. I may have been working and missed that moment.
Sometimes being famous gets in the way of doing what you want to do.
People think being famous is so glamorous, but half the time you're in a strange hotel room living out of a suitcase.
The worst thing about being famous is the invasion of your privacy.
I like being famous when it's convenient for me and completely anonymous when it's not.
I don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.
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.
I never thought about being famous.
Yeah, I like to be the maker of the art. And I like and want the money. But I don't really dig being famous.
Part of being famous is offering up this blank screen upon which people can project everything, and it's a sacred act, putting yourself out there, in a way that lots of celebrities aren't steeled for; they're not prepared for the degree to which people define them.
The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you.
I would have changed my last name if being famous were my goal.
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.
There's some downsides to being famous, which are not even worth mentioning. But to combat the bad sides of being famous, you really should take advantage of the good sides. The good sides are, you can use that fame to get projects you might not normally get.
When you're poor, you are invisible. Every poor person will tell you nobody sees you. So being famous was me just wanting to be seen.
I'm not particularly good at 'celebrity'; I don't think it was something I was born to do. I think I can get by as an actor, but I've never been one for the red carpet and don't put a lot of stock in celebrities that are famous for being famous.
I don't want to be famous for being famous.
I enjoyed living in Canada, where my husband comes from, because I was treated like any ordinary person. I became a volunteer at my children's school; I went into the classroom. It was very grounding. I got sick of being famous.
If you chase fame, you make bad choices. Being famous isn't interesting.
I'm a regular person. I know a lot of people love being famous. I don't like it. I'm just chillin'. YouknowwhatI'msayin'?
I just turned 40, and I look at so many performers and so many people who are actually always on time and always have an album out. They don't have actual lives, in my opinion. I feel like I'm so much more than being famous and meeting a musical quota. And I don't know, just the weight of the scrutiny and attention is too weird for me.
You know, I did not like being famous. It was a stressful and ugly time, and I'm glad it's over.
My daughter couldn't care less about me being famous. She finds it revolting and, like a lot of teenagers, is virtually allergic to me. That started at 12 and hasn't gone anywhere yet.
I love being famous. It's almost like being white.
I'm really, really interested in the job of acting. I can really care less about being famous. I'm more about the work, and 'The Big C' was amazing, so I wanted to be a part of it.
Being famous is complete luck, and that's something you can't bank on.
I have no interest in being famous for the sake of being famous.
