Famous Quotes
“I never set out to become 'famous.' I mean, when you're 14 you think 'I'm gonna become a writer and people will want my autograph and that'll be cool,' but you grow up and you learn that's just not how the world works. I resigned myself to the fact that I would probably never be published and if I did it probably wouldn't be a big deal.”
“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