“I had no desire to be famous I just wanted to make the greatest music ever made. I didn't want anyone to know who I was.”

“One thing I think celebrities shy away from is exposing the reality that we're all the same. Somebody's not more important because they have a Bentley or a big house or a famous boyfriend or plastic surgery - we're all the same.”

“Yeah, people following me down the street and at the airport and all that. I can't imagine what it must be like for people who are, you know, actually famous.”

“Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it and a man becomes famous because he has the proper stuff in him.”

“Whenever I'm in theatre situations I will go out of my way not to talk about my father, but in the film world I can be really proud of my family and say, 'You know what: my dad's a really, really famous theatre director,' because nobody has any idea.”

“To enjoy being famous, you need to have a screw loose.”

“The whole celebrity culture thing - I'm fascinated by, and repelled by, and yet I end up knowing about it.”

“I never wanted to be famous.”

“I'm not a very good impersonator, my friends maybe, but not famous people.”

“To seduce a woman famous for strict morals, religious fervor and the happiness of her marriage: what could possibly be more prestigious?”

“I was in a karaoke video in 1991, for a song called 'Sukiyaki,' which is a very famous Japanese song, and I've actually heard from people that they've been in bars in Asia where they've seen me come up in the 'Sukiyaki' video that they play behind you. I'm in that. I'm in a karaoke video.”

“I studied Hitchcock a little bit at University and knew the famous story about the Birds - that he'd tortured Tippi for a day using real birds. I had no idea that it was a five-day onslaught and that it was the tip of an iceberg that carried on through to another film.”

“I was very famous as a young man and I celebrated both the good and bad times with drinking.”

“When someone becomes successful or rich and famous, people perceive that person as being different. But I'm the same guy I've always been.”

“These days there are a lot of people who just want to be famous. I think that comes from a naive place, because those people generally don't know what it's like.”

“Now, we believe that the majority of teachers in America know our system must be reformed, to put students first so that America can compete, that teachers don't teach to become rich or famous. They teach because they love children.”

“The problem is, the more famous you get, the more people see you who didn't choose to.”

“George Harrison was also a pleasure to work with. He was one of the most famous people I've ever known, but in spite of that fame, he was such a nice and friendly guy.”

“Fact is, famous people say fame stinks because they love it so - like a secret restaurant or holiday island they don't want the hoi polloi to get their grubby paws on.”

“Famous crime stories almost always lead to the passing of new laws.”

“There is no fulfillment in things whatsoever. And I think one of the reasons that depression reigns supreme amongst the rich and famous is some of them thought that maybe those things would bring them happiness. But what, in fact, does is having a cause, having a passion. And that's really what gives life's true meaning.”