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" I know what it's like to be famous. It's good money and it's great fun. A real kick in the pants. People wave at you and smile at you. You get great tables in restaurants. They send you gifts - beautiful clothes and cars. "

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" Before I became famous I had a very full life, and that gave me a lot to pick from. I always use everything. It always comes in handy. Working with animals... Well, I just enjoyed that. That was the most peaceful time. "

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" When a place advertises itself as 'World Famous,' you may be sure it isn't. "

" 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. "

" There's this famous observation that I totally believe: Great startup ideas are the ones that lie in the intersection of the Venn diagram of 'is a good idea' and 'looks like a bad idea.' So you want most people to think it's a bad idea and thus not compete with you until you get giant. But for it to secretly be good. "

" The films that I've made with my company Irish DreamTime are close to my heart. 'The Greatest' being one of them, and 'Evelyn' being another. "

" When you're as famous as I am, stories take on a life of their own. "

" Oh, humiliation is poisonous. It's one of the deepest pains of being human. "

" 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 I did stand-up at U.C.B., and I had a blog for a couple of years that started my writing career, 'Totally Confident and Completely Insecure,' it was the same kind of self-deprecating humor and stories about being out in L.A. and being treated like a loser at a hair salon because you are not famous. "

" Before I got famous, I was like a rake. When I was a teenager, I lived on nervous energy. And I always forgot to eat. It was not something I was obsessed with. And then suddenly I got famous, people started taking me out to fancy joints. And the pounds pile on. So I'm much more conscious now about when I eat. How I eat. What I eat. "

" I grew up saying, 'I want to be famous,' but that was just the words that you used. As I got older, I understood that what I really meant was, 'I want to be successful.' "

" Being famous before you've formed your personality, before you have that self-esteem, is dangerous. "

" This man called President Bush has a lot to answer for. I don't know if this man is really taking care of America. This government has been shameful. "

" The whole celebrity culture thing - I'm fascinated by, and repelled by, and yet I end up knowing about it. "

" I kept saying that I'd never live in L.A., and I didn't think I would. But that's where the work is, and I ended up making a lot of friends there, and my old friends moved out to Los Angeles too. And also, I think when you're famous, its hard to live in a small town. "

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

" Dealing with death is there forever, really, you know, because we all have to face it. "

" The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you. You're in a conversation and everybody's agreeing with what you're saying - even if you say something totally crazy. You need people who can tell you what you don't want to hear. "

" We owe it to our children to be better stewards of the environment. The alternative? - a world without whales. It's too terrible to imagine. "

" Robin Williams was a wonderful, kind, and generous man. One important thing I remember about his personality is that he was unassuming - he never acted as if he was powerful or famous. "

" Dark comedy is very difficult. You have to bring the audience in and push them away at the same time. "

" I'd always tell my mom, 'I want to be famous like Claudia Schiffer or Brigitte Bardot.' "

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" All dictators, the rich and famous, to the lowest security guard who holds a gun, easily forget that power is transitory. "

" There's always been product placement in Bond movies. "

" I got into this business because I like acting and I want to make movies. I would be happy living the rest of my life never famous. "

" There is a restaurant in L.A. called Crustacean, which is very famous for its garlic crab. Well, I can make garlic crab better than Crustacean. My sauce is so good you'll want to dip your bread in it, put it on your egg omelet, in your cereal, and in everything else. "

" I never thought being famous would be wonderful, but my limited exposure to celebrity has shown me the dark side big-time. "

Marianne Williamson

" I have as much privacy as a goldfish in a bowl. "

" My goal was never to be famous, but to be a consistently working actor. "

" If you want to be popular and famous, you can do it; it's dead easy if you have that ego desire. But most of my ego desires as far as being famous and successful were fulfilled a long time ago. "