One of the downsides of being famous is that folks pay far more attention to you than they should. American celebrities are constantly under surveillance, and every word they say is subject to scrutiny. So, be careful what you wish for if you desire fame. No human being should be a goldfish.

It's part of the celebrity process but my life has never been as interesting or as wild as what's been printed about me.

When I'm living in the world of luxury and celebrity, which is where I found myself for a large part of my life, it's a walk-on part. Not a vital necessity, like it is for so many people. I enjoy it but I can see right through it!

A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services.

There is no celebrity quite as powerful as the local, homegrown celebrity.

I never wanted to be a celebrity; I never wanted to be famous. And in my daily life, I work really hard to not trade on it in any way.

When you become a celebrity, the world owns you and your image.

Celebrity, to me, is not a thing to seek.

Celebrity means that I can affect people in a positive way.

Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent.

Celebrity distorts democracy by giving the rich, beautiful, and famous more authority than they deserve.

Celebrity gives us delusion of self importance.

I'm sick to death of famous people standing up and using their celebrity to promote a cause. If I see a particular need, I do try to help. But there's a lot that can be achieved by putting a check in the right place and shutting up about it.

I really hate the duties of being a celebrity, like getting dressed up for the red carpet.

A celebrity is one who is known to many persons he is glad he doesn't know.

Power is not of a man. Wealth does not center in the person of the wealthy. Celebrity is not inherent in any personality. To be celebrated, to be wealthy, to have power requires access to major institutions.

Celebrity was a long time in coming; it will go away. Everything goes away.

Living in L.A., everyone likes to mold you and change you. I don't care about fame, I don't care about being a celebrity. I know that's part of the job, but I don't feed into anyone's idea of who I should be.

Celebrity damages private life.

Normal is such a hard word to use, because everyone's idea of normal is different. Real is what the word is. I think you either live a real life or you live a weird celebrity pseudolife. I think I lead a really real life.

Celebrity is the advantage of being known to people who we don't know, and who don't know us.

I'm not comfortable being around too many people. I don't like being out in public too much. I don't like going to bars. I don't like doing celebrity stuff. So most of the characters I play are people who don't always feel comfortable beyond their small circle of friends.

The celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness.

I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over you just because you are famous.