Lilliet Berne, La Generale, newly returned to Paris after a year spent away, the Falcon soprano whose voice was so delicate it was rumored she endangered it even by speaking, her silences as famous as her performances. – Alexander Chee
I was famous from the age of 13, and after a while you become immune to it – in a good way. You look at positives and what you can do with it. – A. R. Rahman
Whenever you’re the child of a famous person, you get judged in odd ways because of that. – Jeff Bridges
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. – Alanis Morissette
There is a famous saying: ‘It’s hard to be a Jew.’ It’s also hard to be a Palestinian. I know that. – Ariel Sharon
I thought the more famous I became, the more friendships I would have, but the opposite was true. – Alanis Morissette
I’ve always had confidence. Before I was famous, that confidence got me into trouble. After I got famous, it just got me into more trouble. – Bruce Willis
I like being famous when it’s convenient for me and completely anonymous when it’s not. – Catherine Deneuve
There’s so much made of the exceptional and the celebrity, the famous, and the wannabees. – Andrew Clements
I don’t maybe follow the normal star profile, and it’s not something that I particularly want to embrace in terms of the publicity thing and wanting to be famous and known. – Brendan Gleeson
I guess we decided to make a new record 3 years ago when Nancy was done scoring for Almost Famous. – Ann Wilson
Of course I loved ‘I Love Lucy’ and saw every episode over and over again. I found it heartbreaking that Ricky got to be famous and have an exciting life at the Tropicana while Lucy was stuck in that terrible apartment with the Mertzes. – Bruce Eric Kaplan
It’s not that I don’t want to be famous. It’s just that I don’t feel like the burden of responsibility on selling a film should be on the actors. – Billy Crudup
I’ve had to deal, a lot, with my own sense of intimidation at meeting famous people – especially actors, but really any famous people. – Charlie Kaufman