Errol Morris Quotes
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Well, I think a lot of people just want to be famous.
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I feel like Adele is a diva. Not in the bad way. She is one of the greatest voices of this industry and of her own art. What she offers is so unique that she's risen to such a status that very few artists can enjoy.
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If you're famous, you're not free.
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Ricky Martin is one of the artists I wanted to be growing up.
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Some people are instantly brilliant. The Kenneth Branaghs of this world are ready-formed actors at 23 - he has used his success in lots of different ways - but there are people out there for whom acting is: 'Ooh, I can get on the telly and be famous.'
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The fame thing is interesting because I never wanted to be famous, and I never dreamt I would be famous.
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Museums are for dead artists. I'd never show my work in the Tate. You'd never get me in that place.
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You can't date if you're famous. That's how it seems to me.
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The famous convention of 1787 met in Philadelphia to define the additional powers needed to enable Congress to do its job effectively. Instead, the convention proposed a brand new national government.
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I got the famous Oprah hug!
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I grew up with artists and drag queens. These were just my neighbors and friends and the people who are raising me.
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I don't do ski racing to be famous.
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Donors want to meet famous people, and getting a high profile draw for a fundraiser is one way to boost both the crowd and the cash. It's why the president and the vice president are always in demand. These folks are in demand because people around the country want to meet them.
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In Los Angeles, as I gained and lost celebrity, then gained it again, I often found myself wondering why I, out of thousands like me, had become famous.
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The more far-out artists, the better.
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I never wanted to be famous. It was amusing at first, but now I hate it. I just wanted to be respected by people I respect. And I wanted to be rich. It's best to get rich, then you can do what you want.
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You meet people in Hollywood that are famous, and you're not sure what they got famous for.
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I will either be famous or infamous.
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I worked at a hot dog place, a bagel place, the Jersey Store and the hottest fashion joint around. I was getting too famous to work there anymore. I was almost showing up as a joke. I made $2,000 on my show the previous night and I'm going to go shopping during my five-hour shift.
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Ever since grammar school, I knew I wanted to be famous - I always wanted to be a singer.
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I've always refused to play terrorists.
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I'm vain. My arms are thin, but I'm vain about loose flesh. And so I'm careful that what I wear will show off my best parts, which are my waist and my butt.
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When somebody has an enormous success in this culture, people start asking two questions, which are 'What are you doing now?' and 'How are you going to beat that?' And I have to say, I love the assumption that your intention is to beat yourself constantly - that you're in battle against yourself.
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It's really hard to know why certain artists become famous and others don't.
