You know, be an actor because you love to act. Do not be an actor because you think you are going to get famous, because that is luck.

I am actually about as famous as a fourth division footballer from the 70s.

I did not know what to expect from a famous movie star maybe that he'd be sort of stuck-up, you know. But not Gary Cooper. He horsed around so much... that I had a hard time painting him.

I do not really consider myself to be famous.

I was obsessed with being rich and famous.

Luckily, I think, I never really wanted to be famous, I just wanted to make movies.

I remember, when I was an up-and-coming comic, how annoyed I would be when the famous guys would show up and just take everyone spots.

The good thing about L.A. is that there is always someone more famous 100 yards away from me.

Exploitation films were famous for taking an issue an exploiting it because they could move much faster than a studio could. If there was any hot topic, they would run out and make a quick movie and make a buck on it, by changing it around and using it, in some way, to give some relevance.

The people I want are very famous and very rich, and all I can offer them is a bit of exposure on TV and a bit of cash, so it is a miracle we get any guests at all. But we have been very lucky.

I met a lot of famous people when I was about 24. And none of them seemed very appealing. And so I did not know why I would struggle to be that kind of person.

I think that as soon as you think of yourself as a famous person or anything like that, you are objectifying yourself in some weird way.

Some people want fame, popularity and huge sales. I have always hoped to have a really long career. So I have tried to make each of my creative decisions and business decisions to allow for longevity. As a side effect I got really famous and really big. I did not realize the two could go together.

For now I am just enjoying being a mom. I do not want to be more famous and more rich. I want to be a good mom.

No one can train you to be famous. How do you deal with the loss of anonymity, the loss of privacy? You have to be disciplined.

I never wanted to be the most famous, the most beautiful, the most extravagant.

It is always a little mind-boggling to realize that these famous actors know who I am.

I think that once you open the door and allow people in on a certain aspect, it is very hard to then control how far that ripple effect is. So I think that the person who is known or famous has the ability to decide what they do or do not want to share.

I definitely wanted to be an actor. I did not want to be on TV, I did not want to be famous, I did not want to be anyone in particular I just wanted to do it. I see young people now who look at magazines, or American Idol and their goal is to have that lifestyle - to have good handbags, or go out with cute guys from shows, or whatever. But I definitely wanted to be an actor.

I am not famous for my back story investigations I am lucky that I work with good writers and it is usually in the script.