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I've been through this fame thing before, when the band was big in '80, '81. -- John Lurie
When I did 'Parent Trap,' I was ten. I was thrown off by the whole fame thing. -- Lindsay Lohan
The fame thing is interesting because I never wanted to be famous, and I never dreamt I would be famous. -- J. K. Rowling
Every day, I work at not taking this fame thing seriously. Fortunately, I have a great group of friends who help me do this. -- Bruce Willis
I like to hide behind the characters I play. Despite the public perception, I am a very private person who has a hard time with the fame thing. -- Angelina Jolie
You will never see the four original Pumpkins on stage ever again, unless it's a Hall of Fame thing. But you would never see a tour. There's so much damage, there's no way. -- Billy Corgan
If you change because of fame, that's not the right thing. But if you change because of growth, that's normal... The whole fame thing hasn't hit me. And I hope it kind of doesn't. -- Jussie Smollett
It's a very complicated issue, this fame thing - I was not really cut out for it. There are some really fantastic things about it, but it's difficult for a private person like myself. -- Edie Falco
It's a very nice kind of quasi-fame being a writer, because you remain largely anonymous and you can have a private life, which I really cherish. I don't like to be in the public light all that much. I don't crave the whole fame thing at all. -- Khaled Hosseini
When we were on 'The X Factor,' we didn't realize how overnight the fame thing was. We didn't really understand it until we went on a shopping trip. It was like Week 7 or 8 of the show. We went with a few other contestants and there were loads of people, packed. -- Zayn Malik
I quite enjoy fame, especially when you go to conventions in America where they treat you like a god with stretch limos and the whole fame thing, but then when you come back to Britain, you end up changing in a toilet in a theatre off West End and that's really good, because that is what it's about. -- Sylvester McCoy
Any swagger is just defense. When you're reminded so much of who you are by people - not a fame thing, but with my size, constantly, growing up - you just either curl up in a corner in the dark or you wear it proudly, like armor or something. You can turn it on its head and use it yourself before anybody else gets a chance. -- Peter Dinklage
Fame is rot; daughters are the thing. -- James M. Barrie
Fame is one thing, notoriety is another. -- Lana Turner
Fame is an accident; merit a thing absolute. -- Herman Melville
The whole fame and fortune thing is addictive. -- Jimmy Nail
Fame is probably the most unadorable thing about acting. -- Zac Efron
It is a wretched thing to live on the fame of others. -- Juvenal
Fame is a funny thing, like a secret, both are hard to keep. -- Richard Peck
I think the worst thing that can happen to a good actor is fame. -- Vera Farmiga
Money will buy money's worth; but the thing men call fame, what is it? -- Thomas Carlyle
Even for learned men, love of fame is the last thing to be given up. -- Tacitus
Fame is an odd thing. It bugs you a little bit, but it's really not bad. -- John Corbett
Love of fame is the last thing even learned men can bear to be parted from -- Publius Cornelius Tacitus
Love of fame is the last thing even learned men can bear to be parted from. -- Tacitus
What's fame? a fancy'd life in other's breath. A thing beyond us, even before our death. -- Alexander Pope
Fame is very agreeable, but the bad thing is that it goes on 24 hours a day. -- Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Fame is a very good thing to have in the house, but cash is more convenient. -- Louisa May Alcott
Once you have money and fame, the next thing you should expect is scandal and shame. -- Michael Bassey Johnson
Fame really works against actors, in a way, because our anonymity is a wonderful thing for us. -- Jeff Bridges
Fame is only good for one thing - they will cash your check in a small town. -- Truman Capote
I wanted fame, but I thought it would be incremental, and I became afraid of the overnight-sensation thing. -- Wes Bentley
The only thing that endures is character. Fame and wealth-all that is illusion. All that endures is character. -- O. J. Simpson
Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character. -- Horace Greeley
The only thing worse than being in the Hall of Fame is not being in the Hall of Fame. -- Tom Waits
Acting isn't a sure thing. We're not set to have jobs for the rest of lives, and fame is really fickle. -- Nolan Gould
But the thing is, I was never looking at a strategic way of gaining fame. That's not why I'm doing this. -- Lily Collins
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Money is a good thing and it's obviously useful, but to work only for money or fame would never interest me. -- Annie Lennox
There's no downside to fame and people who whine about it make me sick. It's the greatest thing in the world. -- Jerry Seinfeld
Fame didn't happen to me in my 20s, it has been a gradual thing which probably makes it easier to deal with. -- Laura Linney
It is a good thing to happen to you, to have that taste of fame because then you don't hanker for it. -- Jane Badler
I'm not a big fan of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It's just a personal thing, not an ego thing. -- Steve Perry
Rappers on their sophomores...actin' like they boss lords. Fame's such a funny thing for sure when niggas start believing all those encores. -- Pusha T
At first it was exhilarating but when I realized it wasn't going away, it became scary and claustrophobic. Fame is a weird thing. -- Sharon Stone
I take things like honor and loyalty seriously. It's more important to me than any materialistic thing or any fame I could have. -- Lloyd Banks
The fame which is based on wealth or beauty is a frail and fleeting thing; but virtue shines for ages with undiminished lustre. -- Sallust
I did study Shakespeare, that was sort of my thing; I got a Literature A-level, which is my only claim to academic fame. -- Paul McCartney
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Time helps a lot. I found the fame thing really was a torment for a while. Then you learn to deal with it. -- Mel Gibson
I think fame itself is not a rewarding thing. The most you can say is that it gets you a seat in restaurants. -- David Bowie
Toil and risk are the price of glory, but it is a lovely thing to live with courage and die leaving an everlasting fame. -- Alexander the Great
It is a wretched thing to rest upon the fame of others, lest, the supporting pillar being removed, the superstructure should collapse in ruin. -- Juvenal
Fame is a vapor, popularity is an accident, riches take wings, those who cheer today may curse tomorrow and only one thing endures - character. -- Harry S. Truman
Fame is a vapor, popularity is an accident, riches take wings, those who cheer today may curse tomorrow and only one thing endures - character. -- Harry S. Truman
We're constantly striving for success, fame and comfort when all we really need to be happy is someone or some thing to be enthusiastic about. -- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Fame is not the worst thing. I went to dinner the other night, and the girls in the restaurant ignored me. It was so annoying. -- Leonardo DiCaprio
People confuse fame with validation or love. But fame is not the reward. The reward is getting fulfillment out of doing the thing you love. -- Claire Danes
The thing about Bollywood is that you can't just quit it even if you have little fame. You have to stick around and keep trying. -- Kangna Ranaut
The first thing I learned was that even if you have a lot of money and power and fame, you can still suffer very deeply. -- Nhat Hanh
Fame is a very confusing thing, because you are recognized by a lot of people that you've never seen before, and they're at a great advantage. -- Scott Hamilton
I don't think I'm craving any more fame. But success and being recognized for making great work all around the world, I think it's a great thing. -- John Legend
I'm not into fame. I'm not into making money, outside of financing my books. I'm not into status. My thing is basically about time - not wasting it. -- Henry Rollins
Definitely if you're an athlete, you're gonna be having all the baseball fame you can have. That's the great thing about baseball and sports. You can measure ability. -- John Leguizamo
This whole celebrity-fame thing is interesting. I'm the same person I always was. The only difference between being famous and not being famous is that people know who you are. -- Oprah Winfrey

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