Bill Cosby Quotes

There is this power that comes with being famous.

Fame in itself is, you know... It involves a whole discussion on just that word, 'fame.' It's a power; it's another degree of power, to be famous. I think it's obvious: you have more influence the more well-known you are. And, hopefully, it's righteously used.

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

Celebrity is a weird appendage, which is useless unless you do something with it.

Celebrity culture is an aspirational culture regardless of how much you don't want it to be.

Never underestimate the power of being popular in pop culture. You have to be able to do something. You can have a good seat at the restaurant, but you still have to pay for the meal. Fame is important, but to be rich is more important.

Fame obviously has become a premium in everybody's life. Everybody thinks they deserve it, everybody thinks they want it and most people really don't enjoy it once they get it.

Fame is not a natural condition for human beings.

The nice thing about being a celebrity is that, if you bore people, they think it's their fault.

The United States had become a place where entertainers and professional athletes were mistaken for people of importance.

Since I became accidentally famous, it did give me access and, through that access, power that I couldn't just walk away from.

More people care about LeBron James than some religious leader.

What we forget is that the Academy is a star-maker, or it reinforces the stardom of people.

I don't think the craze of celebs will ever die down.

Celebrities are the doormats to power.

Nearly every coach I've talked with tells me that the attention you get from media and other people is the thing you miss most. I don't know if that's right.

I love being famous. It's almost like being white.

We live in a celebrity-obsessed society.

I haven't had a lot of celebrities around me growing up.

A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services.

Celebrity is the advantage of being known to people who we don't know, and who don't know us.

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

Our idea of happiness, some of it, is very tied to the cult of celebrity: there is this golden, wonderful life that I want, and if I dress like that, I'm on my way there.

To me, there are two types of celebrity: there's good celebrity - people that are attracted to the food and working and trying to create something great - and then there's bad celebrity - those who are working on being a celebrity.

I feel like clout is something that builds up on your teeth.