You know, I did not like being famous. It was a stressful and ugly time, and I am glad it is over.

To enjoy being famous, you need to have a screw loose.

I do probably be famous now if I was not such a good waitress.

The whole American Idol way of looking at things is the antithesis of what I grew up with. There are a whole lot of kids wanting to be famous now, whereas if I do even mentioned that word to one of my teachers, I would have got into a whole load of trouble.

I became famous, I think, really because of the interpretation of other people's songs, way back when, and that is what I enjoy the most. And I am a lazy bugger.

There is this power that comes with being famous.

I would have been very happy just working from job to job, paying my rent one movie at a time. I never wanted to be this famous. I never imagined this life for myself.

I am willing to make compromises based on someone I think is the one, but I think it is psychologically important to people when they are famous to be the only famous person they know.

I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department. And I suppose because I am fairly well off and a famous musician, I am up for grabs. And that makes me an eligible bachelor in the press.

In the beginning, I loved being famous, but now I am tired of it and I would like to go back to my freedom.

There is a definite responsibility that comes with being famous. You shouldn't be able to just dress up and look pretty.

I have to say, you know, I have seen so many people go through the cycle and become famous and not famous anymore and, you know, want - have their priorities change and want different things.

I woke up one morning to find I was famous. I bought a white Rolls-Royce and drove down Sunset Boulevard, wearing dark specs and a white suit, waving like the Queen Mum.

My mom just did not put a very high premium on me being like really famous or really wealthy or anything.

I am not one of those famous people flying round the world emoting over every catastrophe. I am too feeble.

The first time I went to Johnny Depp's house in LA is when I realized what I was getting myself into. I knew he was famous, but I did not really know what that entailed.

Duke Ellington was famous for hs very original harmonic patterns.

Why am I so famous? What am I doing right? What are the others doing wrong?

Being famous is just like being in high school. But I am not interested in being the cheerleader. I am not interested in being Gwen Stefani. She is the cheerleader, and I am out in the smoker shed.

The fire in the belly is essential, otherwise you become Michael Buble - famous and meaningless.