“What is fame? The advantage of being known by people of whom you yourself know nothing, and for whom you care as little.”
Lord Byron
“It stirs up envy, fame does. People feel fame gives them some kind of privilege to walk up to you and say anything to you - and it won't hurt your feelings - like it's happening to your clothing.”
Marilyn Monroe
“Fame, celebrity - it's not such a big deal in Europe. People seem to understand that you just have a weird job. They're not running after you, trying to carve chunks out of you. It's strange in the states. Most fans here are great, but there's a handful who have seen the movies and feel they know you. They think it's alright to touch you and ask personal questions.”
Johnny Depp
“Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are.”
Erica Jong
“Fame is proof that people are gullible”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“A lot of people think that fame is the Band-Aid that cures their ills. I'm no kid, and I knew long before I got famous that wasn't the deal. I'm the court jester, not the queen.”
Sharon Stone
“There's an addictive quality to fame and when your celebrity starts to wane, people get a real fear about that, ... And that's why I think sometimes you see people who will put themselves on whatever real weird reality shows or they'll find themselves just back in the paper by doing something horrible. I almost get the feeling that it's better than not being in the paper.”
Kevin Bacon
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