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" Some people are so famous that the legends about them and the cultural aftermath of their life altogether obscure the real human being. "

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" The studio moguls were certainly bigger-than-life figures, but they were also tough and unforgiving street fighters to a man, redeemed only because they were also the butt of so many Hollywood jokes. "

" I'm sure there will come a time when I won't be able to, you know, walk around so easy sometimes, or it's just things that I don't necessarily want. I don't really necessarily want to be famous. "

" I think I'm a better filmmaker than actor, so I already know that. That's OK. I can handle not being a famous actor. "

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" I keep saying I'm not at all famous in my own country, because people do not think I have done anything for India. "

" Kids will keep it real. If I've ever had in my life a great anchor, it's them. They get in your head, 'don't get too famous.' If you think you're really famous and think you're really hip, go hang out with your kids for an afternoon. That's about as earthbound as it's going to get. "

" I told myself repeatedly, 'One day you will be famous.' "

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" You've got certain guys that just want to be famous and then you've got the real musicians that just love playing music. "

" I wanted to be successful, not famous. "

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" I've never dated anyone in Hollywood - or anyone famous, for that matter. I don't know that I'm ever gonna write a song that you will know who it's about. "

" I can't see any value in being a celebrity, famous for being famous. "

" I went to Gettysburg College, where the famous Civil War battle was fought. I majored in English. I would've liked to major in writing, but they didn't offer a major in that. "

" And even though I'm famous, I still go through things that young people go through. "

" I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great. "

" What's awful about being famous and being an actress is when people come up to you and touch you. That's scary, and they just seem to think it's okay to do it, like you're public property. "

" Fame - anyone who says he doesn't like it is crazy. "

" The famous pilot season literally sends shivers down my spine. "

" I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name. "

Emily Dickinson

" A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas - a place where history comes to life. "

" It's never been my purpose to become an American icon, or more famous or richer. "

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" 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. "

" I walk the streets, take the train, it's real simple. Some actors create their own mythology: 'Oh, I'm so famous I can't go places, because I created this mythology that I'm so famous I can't go places.' "

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" I've wanted to perform my entire life. I found a paper I wrote in kindergarten class about what I wanted to be when I grew up - and I wrote 'a famous singer!' "

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" It's cool to be recognized, but it's not something that I was seeking or sought after. I never wanted to be famous. "

" I pretended to be somebody I wanted to be until finally I became that person. Or he became me. "