Bo Burnham Quotes

I'm not really interested in the celebrity themselves. I'm interested in the perception of the celebrity.

I was quiet for a year but I had 4,000 articles written about me.

To whatever degree you have as a celebrity or notoriety, there are people who see you as an opinion leader.

It doesn't take much to get a high profile in Australia.

My being some kind of celebrity - not a real celebrity, isn't a welcome part of the job.

I'm always just surprised when someone writes something about me.

I hope this doesn't sound pompous but I don't think of myself as famous, whatever fame I've got has come through what I've done and associations of things I've done.

Celebrity hits like a bomb.

Celebrity is very weird.

It's difficult to get away from the shadow of a TV character.

I'm really interested in how we view the public figure, what makes a public figure, what makes a celebrity, and how images make politicians, so I take an interest in politics, but it's really an interest in the image.

Celebrity has become an uncontrollable force, divorced from any sense of achievement.

I think politicians and movie actors … are similar in more ways than they’re different. There is an egocentric quality about both; there is a very sensitive awareness of the public attitude, because you live or die on public favor or disfavor. There is the desire for publicity and for acclaim, because, again, that’s part of your life... And in a strange and bizarre way, when movie actors come to Washington, they’re absolutely fascinated by the politicians. And when the politicians go to Hollywood, they’re absolutely fascinated by the movie stars. It’s a kind of reciprocity of affection by people who both recognize in a sense they’re in the same racket.

I believe in wishing my colleagues and other celebs in a manner that brings my wit out and gives people a talking point. But there are people who love and those who hate you. That's part of a celeb's life.

I think celebrity is taking a heavy shot because of reality TV and the rise of Mr. Trump. I think people are becoming a little more leery, assuming that being a celebrated individual means you have some gravitas.

In a world where a lot of people's sense of self is dominated by how many people are following their Twitter feed, what does fame really do, and why is it important?

If somebody can make a joke about you on TV, that's so beautiful. You've affected pop culture to that degree.

I know who famous people are, so I listen to them.

I may have a very visible job that allows more than a million viewers to invite me and my fellow anchors into their homes every morning, but that doesn't make me famous, nor does my job entitle me to any kind of special privileges.

I don't really consider myself a celebrity.

There's a lot of artists that are celebrities, not really artists.

When we're out there, you'll never know a lot of people are gonna look up to you. You don't realize it, but soon you go on social media and see all the messages and people try to reach out to you and you start to realize how huge and how people look up to you.

You really can't function as a celebrity. Entertainers are celebrities. I'm an architect. I'm an artist. I make things.

When your name is out there like that, guys are going to want to see what you're about.

If I walk in the street in Korea, I am recognized.