Quotes tagged ‘Fame’

(110 total)

“I honestly don’t know if I’ve met more than five happy famous people… they’re all miserable. They really are!”

“Divya Narendra: Everybody on campus was using it. 'Facebook me' was the common expression after two weeks. And Mark was the biggest thing on a campus that included 19 Nobel laureates, 15 Pulitzer prize winners, 2 future Olympians and a movie star. Sy: Who's the movie star? Divya Narendra: Does it ma…”

— Aaron Sorkin, Divya Narendra, Max Minghella, imdb.com

“Joe Gillis: [Norma threatens suicide again] Oh, wake up, Norma, you'd be killing yourself to an empty house. The audience left twenty years ago. Now, face it. Norma Desmond: That's a lie! They still want me!”

— Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, D.M. Marshman Jr., Norma Desmond, Gloria Swanson, imdb.com

“There once was a time in this business when I had the eyes of the whole world! But that wasn't good enough for them, oh no! They had to have the ears of the whole world too. So they opened their big mouths and out came talk. Talk! TALK!”

— Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, D.M. Marshman Jr., Norma Desmond, Gloria Swanson, imdb.com

“Joe Gillis: Wait a minute, haven't I seen you before? I know your face. Norma Desmond: Get out! Or, shall I call my servant? Joe Gillis: You're Norma Desmond. You used to be in silent pictures. You used to be big. Norma Desmond: I am big. It's the pictures that got small.”

— Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, D.M. Marshman Jr., Norma Desmond, Gloria Swanson, imdb.com

“Norma Desmond: You heard him. I'm a star. Joe Gillis: Norma, you're a woman of 50, now grow up. There's nothing tragic about being 50, not unless you try to be 25. Norma Desmond: The greatest star of them all.”

— Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, D.M. Marshman Jr., Norma Desmond, Gloria Swanson, imdb.com

“Joe Gillis: I didn't know you were planning a comeback. Norma Desmond: I hate that word. It's a return, a return to the millions of people who have never forgiven me for deserting the screen.”

— Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, D.M. Marshman Jr., Norma Desmond, Gloria Swanson, imdb.com

“And I promise you I'll never desert you again because after Salome we'll make another picture and another picture. You see, this is my life! It always will be! Nothing else! Just us, and the cameras, and those wonderful people out there in the dark!... All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-…”

— Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, D.M. Marshman Jr., Norma Desmond, Gloria Swanson, imdb.com

“I will say, a woman will go with any recognizable celebrity even if you're the ugliest celebrity in the world. That's just the law of fame.”

— Stan Lee, playboy.com

“Henry: Do you have any idea who I am? Lucy: No. Henry: No. That sucks.”

— George Wing, Henry Roth, Adam Sandler, imdb.com

“The richest man is the one with the most powerful friends.”

— Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, Don Altobello, Eli Wallach, imdb.com

“Don Altobello: You are my 'ace in the hole,' as we say in America. I have a stone in my shoe. You can remove it. Mosca: Only one stone? Don Altobello: [regarding Michael] It's dangerous. A famous man. You will have to take precautions. Mosca: Tell me what to do. Then I will tell you my price.”

— Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, Don Altobello, Eli Wallach, imdb.com

“I love this planet! I’ve got wealth, fame, and access to the depths of sleaze that those things bring.”

— Evan Gore, Heather Lombard, Bender , Billy West, imdb.com

“Sick of all these people talking, sick of all this noise. Tired of all these cameras flashing, sick of being poised.”

— Halsey, open.spotify.com

“There is no job that’s better than another job. It might pay better, it might have better benefits, it might look better on a resume and on paper. But actually, it’s not better. Every job is worthwhile and valuable...No one should feel sorry for me. I’ve had a great life. I’ve had a great career. I’…”

— Geoffrey Owens, jezebel.com

“Cliff Cobb: It's my grandfather's salad. I'm a Cobb of Cobb Salad fame. Larry: I think that this is a real bullshit story.”

— Larry David, Larry David, Larry David, imdb.com

“I don't feel an obligation to give everyone a hard time, but when they're important people, it's fun. I've met every president since Gerald Ford. When you go in the reception line and they announce your name, they all look at me the same way. They all go, Oh, nooooooo! You can see it in their eyes.…”

— Don Rickles, esquire.com

“Famous people are deceptive. Deep down, they're just regular people. Like Larry King. We've been friends for forty years. He's one of the few guys I know who's really famous. One minute he's talking to the president on his cell phone, and then the next minute he's saying to me, Do you think we ought…”

— Don Rickles, esquire.com

“Those were the days, when albums were big. And now that's over with, and I'm on this.”

— Don Rickles, cnn.com

“But why am I here tonight, Jerry? Because you could get hot again.”

— Don Rickles, cnn.com