Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent.
However, I'm at a very comfortable place in my career and celebrity, in that I don't have to audition as extensively as I used to for roles but yet I'm not immediately recognizable.
Man, I just feel blessed... I was in a situation where the only way I could come out of it was by putting my faith in God. No matter how good my lawyers were, no matter how much celebrity I had, everything was just stacked up against me.
I think the more you expose yourself as a celebrity, the less interesting you are to watch in your work, because if you're putting yourself out there all the time, you're not holding anything back.
The more you expose yourself as a celebrity, the less interesting you are to watch in your work, because if you're putting yourself out there all the time, you're not holding anything back.
Being a celebrity is probably the closest to being a beautiful woman as you can get.
The whole celebrity culture thing - I'm fascinated by, and repelled by, and yet I end up knowing about it.
I don't have any friends and don't have any intention of making any. People will stab you in the back, mistreat you, talk about me behind your back, steal from you. And they're not really your friends. They're only there because you're a celebrity or because they want to get something from you.
I think if you're a good songwriter, that's what you are first - not a star or celebrity.
Celebrity is death - celebrity - that's the worst thing that can happen to an actor.
Some people enjoy celebrity. I admire those who do, because if you're going to go through it, you might as well enjoy it.
I regret that I wasn't the kind of person who could enjoy celebrity. It embarrassed me too much.
It's never a good idea for a celebrity to sign autographs or take pictures if a crowd is gathering.
I feel that I see John Lennon now as not a celebrity. I did then. I saw him as a cardboard cutout on an album cover.
I don't think I'm a celebrity. A chimpanzee could have done what I did.