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J. K. Rowling Quote: 'The fame thing is interesting because ...'

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I have never wanted to be famous, as such - fame is a by-product.


Steve Coogan
I wanted fame, but I thought it would be incremental, and I became afraid of the overnight-sensation thing.
Wes Bentley
I never wanted to become an actor. I always wanted to be a farmer and dreamt of owning half an acre of agriculture land.
Pawan Kalyan
I never wanted fame, of all things, and I'm not just being cheeky. There are benefits that come with being famous, but there's also confusion. It's important to make sure your feet stay on the ground.
Grace Park
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And to me, fame is not a positive thing. The idea of being famous is a lot better than the reality. It's fantastic when you go to premieres and people cheer you, but it's not real. And it's totally not my approach to get my name on a club door just because I can.
Tom Felton
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I believe some people in this business suffer from fame because they behave in a famous fashion.


Stephen Rea
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When other boys dreamt of going to the moon or becoming doctors, I wanted to be a designer.


Olivier Theyskens
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I only wanted to be a songwriter. I never wanted to be a singer. And I never wanted to be famous.


Carole King
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If you change because of fame, that's not the right thing. But if you change because of growth, that's normal... The whole fame thing hasn't hit me. And I hope it kind of doesn't.
Jussie Smollett
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It is a good thing to happen to you, to have that taste of fame because then you don't hanker for it.
Jane Badler
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Fame can take interesting men and thrust mediocrity upon them.


David Bowie
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I never hated my father. I would have named my child Usher regardless. I never hated myself because I carried his name, because I made it mean what I wanted it to mean.
Usher
I was definitely not the kid that just wanted to be famous for no reason whatsoever and then happened to find comedy. Fame and all that stuff have always been slightly terrifying to me, and it makes me very anxious.
Bo Burnham
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I've always said I've wanted to be around forever. I never wanted to be the latest, greatest thing. I want to be like Willie Nelson - touring when I'm 70. To do that, you can't be the latest, greatest thing because those things fizzle out.
Gary Allan
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I can't read historical fiction because I find the real thing so much more interesting.


Antonia Fraser
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Famous doesn't mean anything. Just because people know my face doesn't mean they know us or that it makes us any more interesting or better.
Melissa McCarthy
I took some classes in sign language when I was in my early teens because I was told that I would be completely deaf very early. But I never really wanted to learn.
Stephanie Beacham
When I first became famous, I didn't know if I could go where I wanted to because I didn't know how people were going to act. Some folks would scream and holler, and I didn't know what to do with that.
Jill Scott
I did my fair share of stupid stuff in high school, like anyone. I had a healthy fear of my parents, and I certainly never wanted to disappoint them. That would be the worst thing I could ever do.
Christine Lakin
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We had an interesting thing at that first dinner. It was prior to the availability of several new hotels in Los Angeles, and we were more or less committed to the old Ambassador Hotel that has the famous Coconut Grove.
Lew Wasserman
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