Quotes about Fame

Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you!

I know that being an actor, I'm a public figure and anything that I do will become news.

I always have a full-length mirror next to the camera when I'm doing publicity stills. That way, I know how I look.

To be in this business and be a star, not just be on the card, to be a star puts a demand on your time.

People like to see a guy being built up; they like to see a guy go from the bottom to the top, but then once you're on the top for a little bit, people wait to see you fail, and they want you to fail, so they find flaws and they find reasons, whether it's being too nice or trying to make you out to be fake - that's what they do.

I'm lucky I don't make my living in front of the camera.

Catch on fire and people will come for miles to see you burn.

It is too well known, that the second George never was an Augustus to learning or genius.

Let the cymbals of popularity tinkle still. Let the butterflies of fame glitter with their wings. I shall envy neither their music nor their colors.

In the United States, I am a great success, but I am not a celebrity.

Many actions calculated to procure fame are not conducive to ultimate happiness.

Happiness never made anyone rich or famous. That must be why ambitious people avoid it.