#celebrity

We humans are naturally disposed to worship gods and heroes, to build our pantheons and valhallas. I would rather see that impulse directed into the adoration of daft singers, thicko footballers and air-headed screen actors than into the veneration of dogmatic zealots, fanatical preachers, militant politicians and rabid cultural commentators. ↗

— Stephen Fry

#religious-extremism #zealotry #nature

Royal Young’s memoir is about a dreamer, set in the post- apocalyptic celebrity world of today, and Young, who grew up in New York — like Holden Caulfield if he wanted to be famous — is looking for adventure and action and becomes entangled in all sorts of romantic and sordid relationships. He points out the perplexing tragedy (and good fortune, I think) of what it means to be talented and rebellious, but not a celebrity. ↗

— Lily Koppel

#rebels #romance #salinger-catcher-rye #relationship

People who worship only themselves get a slick, polished look -- like monuments. Too bad they had to go so soon. ↗

— Vanna Bonta

#celebrity #hubris #quote #self-importance #vanity

The cartoon is a metaphor really for the fact that it's almost impossible in our celebrity obsessed culture to move around genres and sort of change you ideas, change your face, you know? ↗

— Damon Albarn

#around #cartoon #celebrity #change #culture

I do struggle with how much and in which way, as an artist or celebrity, that you voice your political views. ↗

— Kevin Bacon

#celebrity #how #i #i do #much

I just want to make music, I don't want people to talk about me. All I've ever wanted to do was sing. I don't want to be a celebrity. I don't want to be in people's faces, you know, constantly on covers of magazine that I haven't even known I'm on. ↗

— Adele

#about #celebrity #constantly #covers #even

I hope we can keep doing it this way - making music and art that are pure products of our influences while not really having to let the whole celebrity side of it get in the way. Then maybe more virtual bands will come out and do the same thing. ↗

— Damon Albarn

#bands #celebrity #come #doing #get

I love to utilize my celebrity status in a responsible and constructive and substantive manner. I like to get my hands dirty rather than a photo op. ↗

— William Baldwin

#celebrity status #constructive #dirty #get #hands

There is no good side to celebrity. ↗

— Javier Bardem

#good #side

You've got to use your celebrity for good stuff, not evil. I think it's lame when people act as if they're better than everyone! ↗

— Rachel Bilson

#better #celebrity #everyone #evil #good