Abby Lee Miller Quotes

The whole fame question is one that is constantly intriguing to me. I think that fame is something that other people create about you. Whether you jump into that or not is up to you - and whether you have the talents for jumping into it or not.

Fame is but the breath of people, and that often unwholesome.

If we're a hit, let 'em say anything they want.

My name is usually the one on the end of people's lips.

The modern politician is less interested in being a hero than a superstar. Heroes walk alone; stars derive their status from approbation.

Funny thing, as you become famous, people write less nice things about you.

I have a legacy which I carry from my media career. That is why you will find that everybody will have an opinion about me.

It was I who made Fellini famous, not the other way around.

I often get recognized on the street.

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

Look, you're either loved or hated. Which is a good thing, as Bette Davis used to say.

You don't choose your public; your public chooses you.

I would rather my films be well-known than I be well-known.

They're just big in the eyes of the American public.

Getting recognized on the street is fine, but I never really wanted to be famous.

I would never say I was an icon, but so many people have said I am, so I suppose I am. I mean, I can't not be what everyone says I am. But I don't feel like an icon.

Celebrity is a very tricky area to navigate.

I don't necessarily want to be famous.

The media will build you up in a hurry but then, just as fast, will bring you down.

It took me a long time to realize you don't choose what you're famous for.

In our 21st-century celebrity culture, we seem to demand an all-or-nothing verdict on any departing figure of public stature.

Fame just ain't a natural situation. But I shouldn't have worried because everyone thought I was a bit famous even before I'd done anything; people just assumed I was famous.

To me, success is how recognisable your face is as an actress or a brand.

I did not expect to become a celebrity or be known by the public at all.

If you're at the top, people worship you wherever you go. But when you're dying down, it's difficult to sell tickets!