Famous Quotes
“As a shy kid growing up in Sheffield, I fantasized about how it would be great to be famous so I wouldn't actually have to talk to people and feel awkward. And of course, as we all know from fairy stories, when you achieve that ambition, you find out you don't want it.”
“I wrote because I needed to and wanted to. It never occurred to me that I'd become famous.”
-- Danielle Steel
“You know, I'm a television personality. It's not like I'm a famous hooker or something!”
-- Brett Somers
“My story of success and failure is not just about music and being famous. It's about living and loving and trying to find purpose in this crazy world.”
-- Wynonna Judd
“Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their own dusk falls that they will only be remembered for remembering someone else.”
-- Alan Bennett
“You get to be famous or have some notoriety and there are so many people who want a piece of you.”
-- Oscar De La Hoya
“I feel very strong as an individual, but as a famous footballer I know I am prone to certain things. All the media have a continuous interest for me. It varies from once a year to every day interest.”
-- Ruud van Nistelrooy
“I can't advise any of the young ones, because I don't know what their background was, but I would suggest that anyone who wants to be famous more than anything - there's a real problem.”
-- Shirley MacLaine