Famous Quotes

• A window covered with raindrops interests me more than a photograph of a famous person.

  

  Saul Leiter
  • Photograph
  • Window
  • Raindrops

• Look at Jane Lynch, another Chicagoan. She has a career I'd kill for. She does amazing work; she's famous enough to have some power, but not so famous she has to deal with people buzzing around her life.

  

  Amy Landecker
  • People
  • Life
  • Work

• I saw Chris Rock do standup before he was famous. I was just a teenager. That will always be special to me.

  

  Matt Besser
  • Rock
  • Famous
  • Teenager

• You can be a famous poisoner or a successful poisoner, but not both, and the same seems to apply to Great Train Robbers.

  

  Clive Anderson
  • Great
  • Famous

• Our top story tonight: Famous TV dolphin flipper was arrested today on prostitution ring charges. He allegedly was seen transporting two 16 year olds across state line for immoral porpoises.

  

  Colin Mochrie
  • Today
  • Famous

• It's key to become 'famous' for one thing first, and that will give you the credibility to go into other areas once your ready... which generally means a long time and a lot of perfecting!

  

  Kevin Plank
  • Time
  • Long
  • Famous

• There are two types of actors: those who say they don't want to be famous, and those who are liars.

  

  Kevin Bacon
  • Famous

• I never thought I was going to be popular; I never thought I was going to be famous.

  

  Cardi B
  • Famous
  • Popular

• I'm busier than ever and it's led to new opportunities. But I've never worried about being rich or famous - for me, it's all about the dancing.

  

  Anton du Beke
  • Famous

• The BEST way to get famous is make amazing stuff. That’s it.

  

  Noah Kagan
  • Amazing
  • Famous
  • Make

• There's this common perception that having a famous last name is all you need. A surname may get you a meeting, but if there's no talent you won't get the part.

  

  Lily Collins
  • May
  • Famous
  • Perception

• This whole celebrity racket, it's not really my bag. I don't really do that stuff, and I am not looking to get famous myself. I would love it if my characters get famous, my work was well known and appreciated. But I'm an actor, not a spokes model or a celebrity or whatever that is. I don't know how to be that.

  

  John C. Reilly
  • Work
  • Model
  • Celebrity

• None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in could happen to anyone.

  

  Nicholas Sparks
  • Rich
  • Characters
  • Situations

• I always loved working as an actress, but I didn't understand why I couldn't just opt out of being famous. And then I realized you can, and I think I did. And eventually, I came to understand that you can do that and also keep working.

  

  Debra Winger
  • Why
  • Famous

• Martyrdom: The only way a man can become famous without ability.

  

  George Bernard Shaw
  • Famous

• Forrest Mims is the author of the famous book 'Getting Started in Electronics,' published by RadioShack for many years. I bought the book in the 1980s and had a blast making the projects in it. When I was editor-in-chief of 'MAKE,' I asked Forrest to write a column for the magazine, called 'The Backyard Scientist.'

  

  Mark Frauenfelder
  • Book
  • Famous
  • Author

• Bruce Lee was very famous. I watched his movies and he is amazing. He is a martial arts master, his philosophy, his movement, both physically and mentally, were very strong.

  

  Jet Li
  • Strong
  • Amazing
  • Famous

• They saw me, those reckless seekers of beauty, and in a night I was famous.

  

  Lillie Langtry
  • Night
  • Famous

• I had no desire to be famous; I just wanted to make the greatest music ever made. I didn't want anyone to know who I was.

  

  Robert Smith Siouxsie and the Banshees
  • Music
  • Desire
  • Famous

• I used to feel famous, but now I feel successful.

  

  Victoria Beckham Spice Girls
  • Feel
  • Famous
  • Successful

• Air travelers, of course, are famous for their hubris. They carry on too many bags and use the restroom when the seat-belt sign is on.

  

  Meghan Daum
  • Air
  • Famous

• You'll know if you're a famous composer if 20 years from now your name appears on a pull-down menu in Band in a Box, alongside Hans Zimmer.

  

  Cliff Martinez
  • Band
  • Famous

• I love being famous. It's almost like being white.

  

  Chris Rock
  • Famous

• I've never dreamed of being famous. The idea of it really scares me.

  

  Jeremy London
  • Famous

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