There’s nothing wrong with fame, but to seek out the spotlight just to be on TV for the sake of being on TV, and to put your children on there, I think, is especially disgusting. – Jon Glaser
The human bird shall take his first flight, filling the world with amazement, all writings with his fame, and bringing eternal glory to the nest whence he sprang. – Leonardo da Vinci
Some artists are working to buy the mansion or whatever the element of fame must bear, but I spend all my money on my show. – Lady Gaga
The only advice my Dad’s given me is: If you ain’t having fun, it ain’ working, so always have fun with what you’re doing. If you don’t love it then there’s no reason to do it. And don’t do it for fame or money – do it because it’s something that you feel is right. – Miley Cyrus
Everyone in showbiz is driven by ego, so how do you go from having loads of fame to working at 7-11? You can’t do it! – Ryan Seacrest
Fame is a delicate and dangerous creature; I saw people who didn’t honor it, who refused to take responsibility for it, get destroyed by it. I also saw that stardom in and of itself was empty. – Patrick Dempsey
It’s rare that anybody gets in the Hall of Fame, and to be nominated is good enough for me. – Robin Zander
Fame means when your computer modem is broken, the repair guy comes out to your house a little faster. – Sandra Bullock
It’s success, not fame, that is quite addictive. I’m addicted to a lot of things and, as it happens, success is one of them. – Robbie Williams
Otherwise, to be a movie star, it’s a lot of compromise and also a lot of headaches. You can’t do what you want. You become a prisoner of your fame. This happened to me in France and I don’t want it. – Olivier Martinez
The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nothing is more despicable than to reach fame by crawling, position by cringing. – Robert Green Ingersoll
Fame is a distraction sometimes. You know, it’s a distraction if you let it. So it’s very important to stay focused, stay very connected to your roots. – OMI
I had an early taste of fame. I was 20, going out with TV presenter Dani Behr and we’d have paparazzi chasing us. I’m not comfortable being photographed, though I accept it is part of the job. I had to ask myself, ‘What comes first, being a celebrity or footballer?’ – Ryan Giggs
I know I’ve said it before in interviews, but the idea that all actors have their eye on some sort of prize – it being an Oscar, or fame, or whatever – not all actors I know are like that. – Ruth Negga
I’ve never been driven by fame or money or anything like that. It’s never been part of my psyche. – Richard O’Brien
I believe very strongly – and I never brought this up as a player – but I put up, I feel, Hall of Fame numbers with diabetes. If I didn’t have diabetes – nobody realizes that, when I was diagnosed at 18, even the doctors didn’t know what to do about diabetes. – Ron Santo
It does seem true that a lot of people will do anything, however humiliating, for fame. – Roger Ebert
I sometimes wonder if the tragedies my family has suffered are a kind of karmic price for all the fame and fortune the Bee Gees have had. – Robin Gibb