Celebrity Quotes

• Celebrity is a word that I find offensive. That's the c-word. I hate it. It means no discernible talent. It means all you want is to be famous. It doesn't mean you're a writer, an actor, a mime. I think I wanna not be a celebrity.

  

  Bob Saget
  • Hate
  • Famous
  • Celebrity

• I never thought I would really like to be on television, and the story of me getting into it was quite lucky, really, just a series of chance encounters. So I am not exactly putting myself across as a celebrity, although people might perceive me that way.

  

  Louis Theroux
  • People
  • Celebrity

• My goal is to get another 30 years out of this business. So I need to figure out the fuel to do that. And so far, I think it's respect and quality and company, not celebrity or box office or stardom. It's not a sprinter's approach. It's more like a long-distance thing. You can stick around a lot longer if you kind of slow-play it.

  

  Jason Bateman
  • Long
  • Business
  • Respect

• Well, I refer to 'Celebrity Jeopardy ' as the short-bus 'Jeopardy,' because it is a lot easier. Like, there was a whole column basically naming stores in New York.

  

  Andy Richter
  • Celebrity

• The elevation of appearance over substance, of celebrity over character, of short term gains over lasting achievement displays a poverty of ambition. It distracts you from what's truly important.

  

  Barack Obama
  • Important
  • Character
  • Poverty

• I think fashion, mishandled, can be quite toxic. It becomes about image and the cult of celebrity. I think when an artist is seen at a lot of parties as a celebrity, I find that worrying. I think it can limit them.

  

  Amanda Harlech
  • Fashion
  • Celebrity

• The whole celebrity culture is super weird, but I'm part of it for some reason, and you kind of have to be as an actor to be successful.

  

  Asa Butterfield
  • Culture
  • Weird
  • Celebrity

• Screenwriting is an opportunity to fly first class, be treated like a celebrity, sit around the pool and be betrayed.

  

  Ian Mcewan
  • Opportunity
  • Fly
  • Class

• Under Armour's success depends in part on endorsements from celebrity athletes, many of whom - like Stephen Curry, the basketball star - are African-American.

  

  James B. Stewart
  • American
  • Success
  • Star

• I think it's tough when you're very young and you maybe fall for the celebrity and being the center of attention.

  

  Ali MacGraw
  • Attention
  • Fall
  • Celebrity

• People want to pick the leader, and we are obsessed with celebrity and whoever is on the cover of this or that.

  

  Marian Wright Edelman
  • People
  • Leader
  • Celebrity

• When I decided to do 'The Celebrity Apprentice,' there was absolutely no question that I would play the game for GMHC.

  

  Lisa Lampanelli
  • Game
  • Question
  • Celebrity

• When you say you are a gamer and you are a celebrity or a former celebrity there's a grain of salt that everybody takes that with.

  

  Curt Schilling
  • Celebrity

• I've been a minor celebrity since I was 23 years old.

  

  TONY Wilson Musician Hot Chocolate
  • Years
  • Celebrity

• I believe that every single one of us, celebrity or not, has a responsibility to get involved in trying to make a difference in the world. Our generation faces many challenges, some of which were passed on to us by the past generations, but it's up to us to find solutions today so that we don't keep passing our problems on.

  

  Shakira
  • Up
  • World
  • Believe

• When a celebrity is spotted carrying a particular bag, everybody wants to own the same thing.

  

  Priya Sachdev
  • Celebrity

• People worship anyone in the entertainment industry. You can be a used-car salesman and have a television commercial on the local station, and that makes you a celebrity.

  

  Mark Foster Foster the People
  • People
  • Car
  • Celebrity

• The celebrity craze is a little much. But it's good for me, so you don't bite the hand that feeds you.

  

  Peter Falk
  • Good
  • Hand
  • Celebrity

• I know how lucky I am. I never take it for granted. In this country [USA], anything can happen - anybody can be what they want to be. All I ever wanted was to be a good husband and father, a good chef, and to have my own restaurant. And the celebrity was never expected. Wouldn't have even dared dream of it. And here I am. So anyone's dreams can come true. And I'm very, very grateful for everything that's come my way. I thank everyone who enjoys what I do.

  

  Guy Fieri
  • Good
  • Country
  • True

• I'm a micro-celebrity, about as small a celebrity as you can be.

  

  Steve Burns
  • Small
  • Celebrity
  • Micro

• When you have celebrity, it's a whole different thing than being an artist.

  

  Jimmy Smits
  • Different
  • Celebrity

• I don't go to premieres. I attend film openings I'm in, and that's about it. Fame and celebrity doesn't matter to me. The longevity of my career does.

  

  Eva Mendes
  • Career
  • Film
  • Premieres

• It is better for me to serve a charity as an actor or a voice, rather than at a luncheon being just a celebrity.

  

  Ben Kingsley
  • Celebrity
  • Charity

• I hope people online understand that the celebrity culture we've created is not really real. So when they're speaking to and about me, I'm a person, so I'm going to make mistakes. It's inevitable because I'm human.

  

  Amandla Stenberg
  • People
  • Real
  • Hope

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