"All truly famous people wish fame had a switch."

"It is still gossip even if everything that is said is true."

"Fame is rarely bred by greatness."

"The desire to be famous is so common and so intense that genuinely not wanting to be famous is likely to make you famous."

"You are definitely not famous if only less than a million sane people are interested in your sex life."

"A celebrity is an object that the media manufactures today, just so they have a subject tomorrow."

"Wondering about other people’s private affairs is a one-man gossip."

"Back then: to be paid more, one needed to increase the number of things that are by him known. Today: to be paid more, one needs to increase the number of people by whom he is known."