Look at the real heroes who come to light in these days: they are not famous, rich and successful people; rather they are those who are giving themselves in order to serve others. – Pope Francis Pontiff’s 2020 Palm Sunday homily was a call to serve others, despite the coronavirus pandemic.
I didn’t really watch ‘Dallas,’ so I wasn’t as wowed by the idea of Patrick Duffy as Swedes were ’cause he’s, like, the most famous guy in all of Sweden. – Greg Poehler
Martyrdom… is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability. – George Bernard Shaw The Devil’s Disciple, Act 3.
I don’t know about this thing – being famous. I haven’t figured it out yet. It still mystifies me. – Helen Slater
That save from Pele’s header was the best I ever made. I didn’t have any idea how famous it would become – to start with, I didn’t even realise I’d made it at all. – Gordon Banks
The whole ‘American Idol’ way of looking at things is the antithesis of what I grew up with. There are a whole lot of kids wanting to be famous now, whereas if I’d even mentioned that word to one of my teachers, I would have got into a whole load of trouble. – Harry Connick, Jr.
I was there when the quote-unquote golden age of musical theater was flourishing. I met everybody who worked in theater or was famous in theater from the ’40s on. – Harold Prince
I didn’t draw Angelina to be famous; I did it simply because I’ve always had to earn a living. – Helen Craig
One of the reasons so many kids bought ‘Famous Monsters’ was that it gave them ability to order 8mm and Super-8 versions of their favorite monster movies. – Harry Knowles
My most famous show is the ‘Kitchen Show.’ More famous than any gallery show or museum show I curated. – Hans-Ulrich Obrist
It wasn’t not being famous any more, or even not being a recording artist. It was having nobody who needed me, no phones ringing, nothing to do. Because I’m still too young to do nothing. I was only 24 when all that happened. Now, at 40, I feel I’ve got more to give than I ever have. – Gary Barlow
I like photographing the people I love, the people I admire, the famous, and especially the infamous. My last infamous subject was the extreme right wing French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen. – Helmut Newton
I don’t think it’s anything you ever get used to… for many years, I could never sort of put my name in the same sort of category as the word ‘famous’ or anything like that. And I just found it very uncomfortable… if you get used to it, then something must be wrong. – Johnny Depp
Ever since grammar school, I knew I wanted to be famous – I always wanted to be a singer. – Jennifer Hudson
The fame thing is interesting because I never wanted to be famous, and I never dreamt I would be famous. – J. K. Rowling
Maybe to become famous is to reassure yourself that whatever you’re lacking inside, you’ve fulfilled that. – Irrfan Khan
My most famous commercial was for Fruit Of the Loom underwear. I took a lot of razzing from my classmates. – Ian Ziering