Famous Quotes

“I know I had my equivalents in Adrian Lester and Lenny James when I was at drama school. I remember David Harewood doing 'Othello' at the National, and Adrian Lester having done Cheek by Jowl's famous 'As You Like It and Company' at the Donmar. Not necessarily performances I saw, but just the fact they happened was massively encouraging.”

-- David Oyelowo

“My hair was famous before I was.”

-- Christopher Walken

“I've always had confidence. Before I was famous, that confidence got me into trouble. After I got famous, it just got me into more trouble.”

-- Bruce Willis

“I felt no pressure that my grandfather was famous and my uncle was famous.”

-- Kim Weston

“Sometimes people offer you plays, they offer you parts, but they only offer it because I'm famous.”

-- Chris Rock

“If there's anything more mortifying than being famous at 14, it's being washed up right after.”

-- Moon Unit Zappa

“And I want to be able to - you know, make Republicans and Democrats famous for keeping jobs in California.”

-- Meg Whitman

“My philosophy was, if I just do good work, someone will like it enough to employ me. It never made me famous. And I'm way, way too old now, mate. That boat's sailed.”

-- Ian Hart

“The world's most famous and popular language is music.”

-- PSY

“Usually when I see someone famous, for some reason, I think I know them.”

-- Leona Lewis