Fame
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How little the loss of one's self-respect affects one when one has gained the esteem of the world.
Fame, Self-Esteem, Self-respect
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I've been at the bottom. I've been at the top. Both places are empty.
Ambition, Celebrity, Fame, Success
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A man is trained for the task that might win him a VC. He is not trained to cope with what follows.
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I don't have a clue why am famous either. But I didn't make myself famous. I'm not doing it. You're doing it.
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When you are famous it is hard to work on small problems.
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Even the most reviled national characters inevitably come into vogue if they hang around long enough.
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Can there be anything more superfluous and disappointing than posthumous fame?
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We are nauseated by the sight of trivial personalities decomposing in an eternity of print.
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If a person is famous, it is superfluous to point out the fact. If he is not then it is a lie. The word is not to be used on the BBC.
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Wealth is like sea water; the more we drink the thirstier we become. And the same is true of fame.
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The desire for fame is the last infirmity cast off even by the wise.
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I believe that some people in this business suffer from fame because they behave in a famous fashion.
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One day you are a signature, the next day you’re an autograph.
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Fame is like VD. Everyone wants to fuck you until they see what they get.
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Well, not exactly a big star. But I once had a sandwich named after me at the Stage Delicatessen.
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Being famous is like having a string of pearls given you. It’s nice, but after a while, if you think of it at all, it’s only to wonder if they are real or cultured.
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The best fame is a writer’s fame. It’s enough to get a good table at a restaurant, but not enough that you get interrupted while you eat.
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Oh the self - importance of fading stars. Never mind they will be black holes one day.
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Stardom isn’t a profession. It’s an accident.
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I’ve been in Who’s Who and I know what’s what, but it will be the first time I ever made the dictionary.
[on having the inflatable life jacket named after her]
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Publicity gradually de-humanises you.
