#stardom

Royal Young has accomplished a rare feat in his fresh and riveting debut: he manages to recount his fascinating youth and unconventional family with a mixture of humor, scathing honesty and tenderness. Much more than simply a book about a kid who dreams of stardom, Fame Shark is a thoughtful, hilarious and moving love letter to his family and the Lower East Side of New York City. ↗

— Kristen Johnston

#celebrity #family-relationships #memoir #nyc #stardom

I mean to tell you, the Law's notion of justice is more cold-blooded than any outlaw I ever knew. And I mean 'outlaw,' not criminal. 'Criminal' doesn't distinguish between guys like men and the guys who own the banks and insurance companies and stock markets, who own the factories and coal mines and oil fields, who own the goddamn Law. I once said to John that being an outlaw was about the only way left for a man to hold on to his self-respect, and he said Ain't that the sad truth. The girls laughed along with us because they knew it wasn't a joke.... John got the publicity because he loved it ... he carried on like the whole thing was an adventure movie and he was Douglas Fairbanks. He wanted to to be a 'star.' That's how he was. Not me. I never even liked having my picture taken. All I ever wanted was to show the bastards who own the law that it didn't mean they owned me. ↗

— James Carlos Blake

#independence #outlaw #stardom #love

Stardom isn't a profession, it's an accident. ↗

— Lauren Bacall

#profession #stardom

Overnight stardom can be harmful to your mental health. Yeah. It has ruined a lot of people. ↗

— Clint Eastwood

#health #lot #mental #mental health #overnight

As I got older, with my work, I became aware of the responsibility of film, and I feel one of the best ways I can apply myself as an actor, is to go beyond movie stardom and celebrity. ↗

— Nicolas Cage

#apply #aware #became #best #beyond

I see stardom very clearly as a construct that's been created in order to sell things. ↗

— Julie Christie

#clearly #construct #created #i #i see

I never did anything about my stardom, it never meant anything to me. ↗

— Tom Courtenay

#anything #did #i #me #meant

Stardom can be a gilded slavery. ↗

— Helen Hayes

#slavery #stardom

There is no spray can called 'Instant Stardom,' only talent can keep you at the top. ↗

— Jim Dale

#instant #keep #only #spray #stardom

Fame is a delicate and dangerous creature; I saw people who didn't honor it, who refused to take responsibility for it, get destroyed by it. I also saw that stardom in and of itself was empty. ↗

— Patrick Dempsey

#creature #dangerous #delicate #destroyed #empty