Famous Quotes

“I always want to say to people who want to be rich and famous: 'try being rich first'. See if that doesn't cover most of it. There's not much downside to being rich, other than paying taxes and having your relatives ask you for money. But when you become famous, you end up with a 24-hour job.”

-- Bill Murray

“When I started out, I didn't have any desire to be an actress or to learn how to act. I just wanted to be famous.”

-- Katharine Hepburn

“I really don't know anything else because my brothers were famous when I was two years old. So I know nothing else, no other life.”

-- Janet Jackson

“I never thought about being famous.”

-- Damon Wayans

“I wanted to go hide. I wasn't looking to be more famous, I'm famous enough.”

-- Howard Stern

“They saw me, those reckless seekers of beauty, and in a night I was famous.”

-- Lillie Langtry

“I do not like being famous. I like being normal.”

-- Vince Gill

“I think there are a lot more writers who are actors than you know they just don't have roles on famous TV shows that you recognize.”

-- Danny Strong

“The big thing that everyone forgets, you're famous and on TV and everything, but I think there's something very rewarding to be able to write a song, record it, and have it turn out as you heard it in your head, or even better.”

-- Phil Collen

“We are not interested in cloning the Michael Jordans and the Michael Jacksons of this world. The rich and the famous don't participate in this.”

-- Panayiotis Zavos