Fame Quotes - page 9

I owe my whole acting career to the fact that I'm a singer. I went out to Los Angeles and auditioned for a TV show called 'Fame L.A.' The original role was for a comedian, but they said I wasn't very funny, so they asked me, 'What else can you do?' So I played a singer. (Christian Kane)
I wanted to be an actress. In college I was a serious feminist and very political. I was determined to get one thing out of my career and that was respect. I didn't want money. I didn't care about fame. View quote
Christine Lahti
Coming from having absolutely nothing to having a few grand in the bank, it was a big culture leap. I think that's why I went off the rails a bit really, 'cause there was no training for it. They didn't do fame in schools. View quote
Craig Charles
Getting buried alive will always be my claim to fame. View quote
Crystal Chappell
I'm not interested in fame at all. View quote
Crystal Reed
The sooner I get into the Hall of Fame the better. View quote
Dave Winfield
I courted fame but as a spur to brave and honest deeds; who despises fame will soon renounce the virtues that deserve it. View quote
David Mallet
The biggest thing people tell me is that I'll be jaded real soon and that the allure of filmmaking will lose its magic. Not necessarily the fame, but that special thing you create onscreen. View quote
Dayo Okeniyi
I'm in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on the One-Hit Wonder Wall. I'm still very troubled by the fact that I'm in the hall and my dad isn't. View quote
Debby Boone
I was a starter and did some good things there, and then I got a chance to prove myself as a closer. Because of that opportunity, I was blessed with the honor of being elected to the Hall of Fame. View quote
Dennis Eckersley
It is a good motive, fame and money, as it is tangible and measurable. Being an artist is neither measurable nor tangible and certainly not a way to become rich. (Dirk Benedict)
Emmitt Smith has run past legends, danced with stars and posed for the sculptor crafting his Hall of Fame bust. Hes built upon his athletic talents by working hard, seizing opportunities and reaching out to others for advice when he needed it. View quote
Don Yaeger
I'm over it. You strive to win a Super Bowl and you do everything you can to get there. But being in the Hall of Fame, you never play for that honor. It's incredible. View quote
Dan Fouts
We never really felt a real level of respect. The fame was fantastic, but that wasn't that important to me, because for every million people that loved me I focused on the one that hated me. View quote
Donnie Wahlberg
Fame an fortune are nothing if you're not happy and healthy. View quote
Erika Slezak
I thought the Hall of Fame was for superstars, not just average players like me. View quote
Earle Combs
Regarding the Hall of Fame, when they decided I was going to be one of the possible candidates, when I heard that, I was so thrilled. You're always hoping for something like that. View quote
Gabriela Sabatini
Preserve my artistic creativity and ennoble my artistic fame. View quote
Giacomo Meyerbeer
I was trained to be an actor, not a star. I was trained to play roles, not to deal with fame and agents and lawyers and the press. View quote
Gene Hackman
Wealth, beauty, and fame are transient. When those are gone, little is left except the need to be useful. View quote
Gene Tierney
Nobody has ever denied that when it comes to his trade - gigolo - John Forbes Kerry is one of the all-time greats. He's in the Gigolo Hall of Fame. See, a really good gigolo might snag one heiress in a lifetime with a nine-figure trust fund. Kerry has married two. When it comes to gigolos, he's Steve Jobs. (Howie Carr)
There are not many poets whose fame rests on a single work. View quote
Helen Vendler
Fame is a lot of fun, but it's not interesting. I loved being noticed and praised, even the banquets. But they didn't have anything that I wanted. After about six months, I found it boring. View quote
Jack Gilbert
You know, I never looked down the road and said, 'Hey look, one day, the Hall of Fame.' It's always about playing each and every game 100 percent and I thank my teammates for getting me into the Hall because football is a team sport, not an individual sport. View quote
Jerry Rice
People in the Hall of Fame tend to clap their hands and say, 'OK, I've done it all,' but for me, it was a new beginning. View quote
Jimmy Cliff