Reputation and Popularity
Actors' quotes about their reputation and popularity
Topic description
This section includes actors and directors' quotes about reputation and becoming popular. It focuses on the relationship between actors, journalists, critics and fans. Movie stars tell the difficult times they spent trying to build a solid reputation that could make them worthy of esteem and acknowledgement, and not only of admiration and gossip. Quotes on reputation are the core of this section, along with a broader reflection about the role of the community in maintaining the public image of an artist.
“They've great respect for the dead in Hollywood, but none for the living.”
“Labels are for cans, not people.”
“I don't want to be remembered as 'the son of Bruce Lee'. ”
“The chance to be both artistically appreciated and commercially appreciated... That's what you hope for.”
“Film is too vast a medium for self-indulgence. It's a dangerous tool and you must be responsible when you use it.”
“People think I have an interesting walk. Hell, I'm just trying to hold my gut in.”
“Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I think viewers are hungry for shows in which people say something meaningful.”
“You're not a star until they can spell your name in Karachi.”
“I'm not worried when my fans ask me for autographs. I'll worry when they quit asking.”
“People just assume that if you're famous, you're in Hollywood.”
“After 'The Matrix,' I cannot wear sunglasses. As soon as I put them on, people recognize me.”
“One thing about how the media likes to show us at our worst is, you figure why be on best behavior all the time when all it takes is one slip-up?”
“What's awful about being famous and being an actress and being petite is when people come up to you and touch you. That's scary, and they just seem to think it's okay to do it, like you're public property.”
“I find fame to be quite unnatural. Humans are not built for extreme adoration.”
“I wanted fame, but I thought it would be incremental, and I became afraid of the overnight-sensation thing. ”
“When you become a star, you don't change - everyone else does. ”
“My greatest fear is to be misunderstood.”
“My problem was I let myself become known before I knew myself.”
“I don't like to cry in public, unless I'm getting paid for it.”
“I think it's a gift to become a star, to become a celebrity.”
“Your face is your calling card.”
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