#famous

I don't mean being famous is a perk, because one knows that it's not necessarily a perk, but there are certain perks to being well-known and respected in one's field. Public perks. Like, I don't know, general friendliness and willingness to please, just to point out two. ↗

— Emma Thompson

#being #being famous #certain #famous #field

'Howard the Duck!' That's a really interesting movie. I appreciate my career, because I've had a lot of very interesting ups and downs, and most people... That movie is such a famous flop. In a land of a lot of flops, it's kind of awesome to be in a really famous flop. I mean, it's kind of a poster child for flops. ↗

— Lea Thompson

#awesome #because #career #child #downs

In New York, after that famous home run, they expected me to be up there every year. That homer raised me to a high level, with the top guys in the game. ↗

— Bobby Thomson

#every #expected #famous #game #guys

I think the driving thing was curiosity about the universe. That fascinated me. I didn't think anything about being famous or anything like that, I was just interested in the concepts involved. ↗

— Clyde Tombaugh

#anything #being #being famous #concepts #curiosity

I guess we decided to make a new record 3 years ago when Nancy was done scoring for Almost Famous. ↗

— Ann Wilson

#almost #decided #done #famous #guess

Becoming famous is a strange thing in your own right. ↗

— Carnie Wilson

#famous #own #right #strange #strange thing

I always loved working as an actress, but I didn't understand why I couldn't just opt out of being famous. And then I realized you can, and I think I did. And eventually, I came to understand that you can do that and also keep working. ↗

— Debra Winger

#also #always #being #being famous #came

Who elected Larry King America's grief counselor? We, the viewing public, did, by driving up his ratings whenever somebody famous passes. ↗

— James Wolcott

#counselor #did #driving #elected #famous

You've got certain guys that just want to be famous and then you've got the real musicians that just love playing music. ↗

— Zakk Wylde

#famous #got #guys #just #love

I think being famous is more of a hindrance, a constraint, than just letting yourself be free. ↗

— Martin Yan

#being famous #constraint #famous #free #hindrance