“I guess the nicest thing about being, I won't say famous but being popular is a more proper word for me to use would be that if you've got a recognizable name, a lot of times you can get people to do things for you ordinarily that you wouldn't get done.”

“It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous.”

“At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version and this is the great literary monument of the English language.”

“The real harm of term extension comes not from these famous works. The real harm is to the works that are not famous, not commercially exploited, and no longer available as a result.”

“Look at Gleason in The Honeymooners. He was humorous but the way he lived wasn't really humorous. He was a bus driver. Who wants to be a bus driver? He didn't have any money and he was not famous. But despite that, the show is humorous.”

“I love being famous - it's phenomenal.”

“My goal was just to work regularly. I didn't ever expect to be rich or famous. I wanted to be a working character actor.”

“I can't see any value in being a celebrity, famous for being famous.”

“Being famous is great, it's not like bad or horrible or anything.”