Ten million dollars after I'd become a star I was deeply in debt.
Will Shatner, Jonathan Frakes of Star Trek have already put novels out.
I went to Sunday School and liked the stories about Christ and the Christmas star. They were beautiful. They made you warm and happy to think about. But I didn't believe them.
Music television is all about the media-oriented version of what it is to be a rock star; it's not about what Bob Dylan or Jimi Hendrix were about - which included great images, sure, but they had spiritual and political and revolutionary content, too.
When we started out in '64, um, I was playing Number One, which was a woman second in command of a star ship.
If you want to be a star, don't bother doing it because it ends up being very empty.
It's a crazy world, stardom. I don't even think of myself as a star. I just like to go to work.
I wanted to be Anthony Hopkins and ended up being neither a film star nor having a career on the stage.
There are few people who define the word, 'rock star' better than U2's Bono. He's revered the world over not just for leading one of the biggest bands ever, but for his very public work on behalf of the underprivileged in Africa.
I am a movie star.
Looking back on those days and little leaguer, the Hall of Fame is not even a blinking star, but through baseball travels and moving up the ladder, that star begins to flicker.
I have never been a star; I'm just an old character bag.
I'm an actor. And I guess I've done so many movies I've achieved some high visibility. But a star? I guess I still think of myself as kind of a worker ant.
I don't really have much to prove. I can easily go in a comfort zone, make two films a year, hype them because I've signed them as a star, make them cheap and they will be big hits.
And I learned a lot from working with this kid, and I think he's gonna be a big star. Remember the name, Tim Dark, because he has something about his voice that's different from all the other rappers, even though his style is similar.
When I left Maine, I always wanted to be a working actor. I never cared too much about being the star. I just wanted to do the work and get on with it.
I think every film actor secretly wants to be a rock star as well; just that part of the job which requires the extrovert in you. Even if you've become an actor because it's your way of hiding in plain sight, there's still part of you which has that craving.
People will watch your film only if it's good. Another star's flop won't make your film a hit. So my race is with myself.
We had no sleep or days off or anything like that and then, when the band became big, Hendrix became a star and looked down at us lot.
I don't have any rock star demeanor to me. I just can't pull that off.
'Star Wars' novels that focus on a single character are few and far between.
In our first season we had a 22 rating. Today Seinfeld, a hit show, gets a 15. Lost in Space actually had a bigger audience than Star Trek got at that time.
I love the fact that it's not only about Star Trek, but about science fiction in general, and science.
I'm not just considered a former child star. I'm not considered a black actress. I'm not considered an actress. I've done roles that were written for men. First and foremost is God: I definitely believe in Him having kind of mapped out what my destiny was going to be.
I like to be just an athlete, but if I go to competition and compete, I love to be a star, maybe.
Our co-founder and company president, Jim Levy, came from a record industry background and understood the marketing and promotion of artists as well as products. So the video game business went from absolutely zero designer credit to something approaching rock star promotion.
I had no desire to be a star and a star's responsibility.
Being a rock star is like being a cult leader - you really have to be in your own religion.
Work-home-work-home, that's being an actor. Being a rock star? I get to travel the world, meet all the fans in person, party with my fans every night, and people who appreciate the art.
In 2002 Mom and I got a chance to act together in a play called 'Pitching to the Star,' with her brother, Robert Lipton. The three of us on the same stage - that was such a special experience for me.
I've always dreamed that George Lucas would call me one day and ask me to be in one of the 'Star Wars' films.
Ideally, I would love to mix singing and acting, but you can only be a pop star for so many years. I mean, at 30 it's a little bit sad, right?
When you say a 'former child star,' you may as well say 'failed child star.'
I have found having my dad as my North Star has worked well for me.
The truth of the matter is, all of those guys on Star Trek: The Next Generation actually want to be me. These impersonations they do are just some way of trying to feel what it must be like to be me. And I understand that! Because it feels really good to be Patrick Stewart!
If you're doing something new you've got to have a vision. You've got to have a perspective. You've got to have some north star you're aiming for, and you just believe somehow you'll get there, which kind of gets to the passion point.
