1083 Famous Quotes for You to Enjoy

There are hundreds of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings around the United States and in other countries, too. Wright lived into his 90s, and one of his most famous buildings, the Guggenheim Museum in New York, was completed just before his death. Wright buildings look like Wright buildings - that is their paradox. Jane Smiley

Death Before Too Other Other Countries Hundreds Completed States Frank Frank Lloyd Wright Paradox Wright Countries New Like Look Most Around Buildings His York Just New York Famous Lived United United States Museum

There's the famous thing that the A&R man from the record company is supposed to do: He's supposed to come into the studio and listen to the songs you've been recording and then say, 'Guys, I don't hear any singles.' And then everybody falls into a terrible depression because you have to write one. Jarvis Cocker

Depression You Man Recording Everybody Say Record Record Company Guys Write Songs He Studio Come Supposed Terrible Because Singles Hear Been Falls Any Listen Famous Then Company Thing

I think basically becoming famous has taken the place of going to Heaven in modern society, hasn't it? That's the place where your dreams will come true. It's an act of faith now; they think that's going to sort things out. Jarvis Cocker

Dreams Faith Will Think Society Out Taken True Come Sort Becoming Modern Going Heaven Famous Where Modern Society Place Act Your Your Dreams Now Things Basically

As a shy kid growing up in Sheffield, I fantasized about how it would be great to be famous so I wouldn't actually have to talk to people and feel awkward. And of course, as we all know from fairy stories, when you achieve that ambition, you find out you don't want it. Jarvis Cocker

Great You People Achieve Ambition Kid Out Would Would-Be Find About Feel Know Talk Fairy Course Sheffield How Up Famous Want Stories Growing Growing Up Actually Awkward Shy

Pulp existed for 12 years before we got famous. Now, you could say that was just lack of imagination, but it's some kind of quality isn't it? Tenacity. You could also say it was sloth. Jarvis Cocker

You Quality Before Imagination Say Kind Sloth Some Tenacity Could Also Got Years Existed Lack Just Famous Now Pulp

I'd change nothing in my career path. I was never built for being a handsome teenage star. That's just not in my psyche, I think. I would have hated to have grown up famous. Jason Clarke

I haven't gotten jobs because I'm famous or I have a big Twitter feed - it's primarily directors. People employ me because I'm right for the part. But then, everybody needs a bit of luck, being in the right place at the right time. You just gotta be in that place for that opportunity to come by. Jason Clarke

Time Needs Me You People Opportunity Big Luck Twitter Everybody Right Place Right Time Bit Jobs Directors Part Feed Primarily Come Employ Because Gotta Gotten Just Being Famous Place Then Right

I hear the way people talk about the children of famous people. They're not treated very well. The presumptions are usually quite awful. So I tried to establish myself with a couple of movies. After 'Juno' I thought: 'I think I've defined myself enough as my own director that I'd love to work with my father.' Jason Reitman

Work Love Myself Director People Father Thought Own Think Enough Way Defined Tried About My Own Talk Couple Well Hear Very Quite Establish Famous Children Famous People After Movies Awful Treated

I've been very, very lucky in my career, in my life - from day one. When aspiring directors say, 'What's your advice?' first I say, 'Be born the son of a famous director. It's invaluable.' Jason Reitman

Life Day Director Son My Life First Advice Say Born Invaluable Directors Day One Been Very Famous Your Aspiring Lucky Career

You aren't famous until my mother has heard of you. Jay Leno

You Mother Until Heard Famous

It's not about being super famous. My first goal was to do what I'm passionate about - dance, hip hop, and R&B - but I also wanted to support my family and friends and create opportunities for me and people I believe in. It makes everything I do meaningful. Jay Park

Family Me People Opportunities Dance First Believe Everything Hop Super About Support Also Makes Hip Hip-Hop Passionate Goal Friends Family And Friends Being Famous Wanted Meaningful Create

I was shooting a mini-series for Sundance/BBC, called 'Top of the Lake,' that was shot by Jane Campion, who's a beautiful native New Zealander and famous film director. The role I was playing was very intense, and they shaved half my hair off. So, I looked like this post-apocalyptic character. Jay Ryan

What is a movie star? It is an illusion. It was everything I ever wanted to be, but it became a kind of shell, non? It was what made me famous and got me women. But it wasn't real. Jean-Claude Van Damme

Me Women Illusion Made Everything Kind Became Shell Got Real Famous Movie Wanted Movie Star Star Ever

When I was 24, I was full of life. I was that ham who wanted to be famous, a movie star, all that stuff. I think it's cool. But it was not what I was searching for, really. It was more a delusion. Jean-Claude Van Damme

Life Think More Delusion Stuff Ham Famous Movie Wanted Movie Star Really Full Who Cool Star Searching

My buildings are more famous than me. Jean Nouvel

Me More Buildings Than Famous

It was a strange feeling, filming a night scene in Selly Oak High Street with a television crew and famous actors in tow, when twenty years ago, at that time of night, I would've been stumbling around in search of a kebab. Jed Mercurio

I would rather just be successful and have money than be famous. Jeffree Star

Money Just Be Would Rather Than Just Famous Successful

Well, I knew I wanted to be an actor, and I didn't necessarily need or want to be famous or a celebrity actor. Jenna Fischer

Knew Well Celebrity Famous Want Wanted Actor Necessarily Need

With Asian-Americans actors, specifically, there's been fewer opportunities for them in TV and film and fewer that have the ability to actually make a career out of it. It becomes a bit of a chicken and egg situation, where they're like, 'Oh, but they're not famous names,' but they haven't had a chance to be in anything yet, either. Jenny Han

Opportunities Situation Bit Out TV TV And Film Ability Had Like Names Make Becomes Been Chicken Egg Fewer Oh Famous Where Anything Either Them Film Actor Specifically Actually Career Chance

I think Chris Martin is younger than I am, but when I met him, I felt like I was talking to my father. It's so strange, that feeling when someone is that famous - you assume that they are either older or better. Jenny Lewis

I've never had a desire to be famous. Lots of actors are actually extremely shy. I have shy areas. Jeremy Northam

Extremely Area Never Had Lots Famous Actor Actually Shy Desire

I know it's a cliche but I never wanted to be famous. I don't believe anybody wants to be famous. Jeremy Renner

Believe Never Know Cliche Anybody Famous Wanted Wants

Like many children of the rich and famous, Paris Hilton didn't always get to spend quality time with her parents, especially her mother. A socially ambitious young woman, Kathleen Elizabeth Avanzino Richards Hilton, who had married into the celebrated Hilton Hotel family, was often out and about. Jerry Oppenheimer

Time Family Woman Quality Mother Parents Young Rich Spend Out Married About Paris Paris Hilton Had Hotel Like Hilton Quality Time Always Ambitious Celebrated Get Often Famous Children Young Woman Richards Who Many Her Socially Elizabeth

I don't see myself as a famous person. Jess Glynne

Myself See Person Famous Famous Person

Famous Quotes

No more famous quotes