“The highest form of vanity is love of fame.”
“Some people obtain fame, others deserve it.”
“I won't be happy till I'm as famous as God.”
“I awoke one morning and found myself famous.”
“Fame is a fickle food upon a shifting plate.”
“The love of glory gives an immense stimulus.”
“Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.”
“It is better to be a has-been than a never-was.”
“The present condition of fame is merely fashion.”
“People should realize we're jerks just like them.”
“Being a sex symbol was rather like being a convict.”
“A sex symbol becomes a thing. I hate being a thing.”
“It is a short walk from the hallelujah to the hoot.”
“Few people rise to our esteem upon closer scrutiny.”
“What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.”
“It is a wretched thing to live on the fame of others.”
“Celebrity is never more admired than by the negligent.”
“To want fame is to prefer dying scorned than forgotten.”
“Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity.”
“Fame is but the breath of people, and that often unwholesome.”
“If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.”
“Riches: A dream in the night. Fame: A gull floating on water.”
“How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens.”
“What a heavy burden is a name that has become famous too soon.”
“The majority of pop stars are complete idiots in every respect.”
“The love of fame is the last weakness which even the wise resign.”
“Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else.”
“The day will come when everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes.”
“We movie stars all end up by ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we want to.”
“Once you become famous, there is nothing left to become but infamous.”