Fame is a fickle thing that only lasts as long as you can be out there offering yourself to the public. And as soon as you relax for five minutes, they're gone, you know, and they're following somebody else.
It took me a good decade of hiding in my house and not going outside to even, like, get my arms around this idea of celebrity, where suddenly people are looking for you to pick your nose or get a shot of you kissing some woman. It's a very discombobulating thing.
Reality programming and social media make the game board bigger; they increase the number of runners on the track, each lunging at the finish line to be the first chest to hit the tape.
Fame is very heavy. When there are large crowds, I'm unable to handle it.
I suspected there would be a good-size crowd once the word got out about my hanging.
The media is always looking for a story of one kind or another.
I've never dreamed of being famous. The idea of it really scares me.
I just don't feel comfortable anymore with the kind of attention that I'm getting. It's purely the numbers of people that want a bit of the Cure or want a bit of me.
When you're married to somebody iconic, people tend to notice him.
If you chance to live and move and have your being in that thin stratum in which the events that make the news transpire,--thinnerthan the paper on which it is printed,--then these things will fill the world for you; but if you soar above or dive below that plane, you cannot remember nor be reminded of them.
Trump loves the media. Trump understands the power it has and, accordingly, loves the people who have media power.
When we were on 'The X Factor,' we didn't realize how overnight the fame thing was. We didn't really understand it until we went on a shopping trip. It was like Week 7 or 8 of the show. We went with a few other contestants and there were loads of people, packed.
I wouldn't necessarily be star-struck. I haven't been yet. But I don't know what happens in the future - maybe one day I will be. You never know.
I've been amazed watching people who are not ready with their scripts when they're getting a lot of attention.
At first it was exhilarating but when I realized it wasn't going away, it became scary and claustrophobic. Fame is a weird thing.
What did winning a Grammy do for me? It made me want to get rid of my Grammy, pack it away, and never see it again. It made me not want to speak to anyone who wanted to speak about my Grammy.
People recognize me, call me Ron, and ask me questions. It's really cool and weird as well.
I'm all for anybody having a party who wants that. The funny thing about me and birthdays or any kind of celebration where it brings attention to you in that way is that it's never been anything that I've thoroughly enjoyed - even as a little kid.
People pay attention to what a President says, whether or not he pauses for emphasis in the right places. Sometimes they even read the text.
I don't like to bring attention to myself. I don't like to make a scene.
I'm not someone who likes to be in the whole Hollywood tabloids.
One of the downsides of being famous is that folks pay far more attention to you than they should. American celebrities are constantly under surveillance, and every word they say is subject to scrutiny. So, be careful what you wish for if you desire fame. No human being should be a goldfish.
I'm not coping very well with all the attention, if I'm honest.
I've been avoiding journalists my whole life.
Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.
