Bruce McCulloch Quotes

But I don't feel the need to be famous.

But I say these things in an objective dispassionate manner because, you know, and I can't explain why, but being one of the greatest guitarists in the world simply is not very important to me.

Money's not important to me. Movie star acknowledgement is not important to me. I don't want to be a big studio actress. I don't want to be in the limelight.

I don't think fame is that important to me.

I think of myself as a musician and not a celebrity. Celebrity status is something you have to deliberately pursue - I couldn't imagine myself seeking that.

The family's first, and the career is second. I could get fired from a show. As long as everything's okay with my family, it really would not bother me.

You would think that when someone accepts a position with a company, they would assume that their life will be better off because they have that job rather than a different one.

I'd much rather do an obviously commercial writing project than get a day job.

I had no preconceived idea what fame would be like, because I never thought I would be famous. I just wanted to do my work. Hell, I just wanted to pay my rent on time.

I'd probably be famous now if I wasn't such a good waitress.

I don't think about my fame very much.

Fame has never been high on my agenda.

In terms of being a famous person, it hasn't changed anything. It's not important for me.

I don't care about being famous.

I've been on the other side where I know that a bad day at WWE beats the best day at Staples.

Fame and money and all that - you hear people say it a lot, but they don't mean a thing to me.

You've gotta realize this - you could be working at Burger King or working for the biggest wrestling company in the world.

Better a street-sweeper in Mexico than a filmmaker in Germany!

As a member of Fleetwood Mac, for two weeks I was still working at the restaurant because I'd given them notice. I didn't just want to walk in there and say, "'I'm going to be a famous rock star so I quit and I never liked your food anyway".

Nor Fame I slight, nor for her favors call; She comes unlooked for, if she comes at all .

The person who pays an ounce of principle for a pound of popularity gets badly cheated.

I've got this brilliant thing where I go, 'I'm Robbie Williams', and people are interested in what I want to say - which is amazing because I'm just an idiot from Stoke-on-Trent.

I guess I am famous in a way. I would rather consider it recognizable - I think that is more logical. I don't feel famous.

I used to say things like, 'My name's not Al (Bundy), you know?' Not to the press, but to fans. 'My name is actually Ed.' I'd find myself saying that, and I'd think, 'Who do you think they think you are? They only know you from that!' And finally I just got...I don't know, I guess a switch went on for me, and I realized, 'This was the greatest job that you've ever had in your life. Why are you acting like an asshole?' So from that minute on, I kind of...well, I hate the word 'embraced,' but I just kind of went, 'Yeah, okay.' 'So you're Al, right?' 'Yep!'

This is a very fickle business. It's really about how much you value the other things in your life. I still value too many other things more than I do fame.