960 Quotes About Fame

My return to the theater in New York was so specific. I didn't want it to be about leveraging my exposure or my fame, so the first show I did in New York was an ensemble piece at an Off-Broadway theater, and I wanted to make sure that it was just about the play and about the experience.

Fame or perceived success - it all comes from groupthink.

Fame is easy to acquire; impact is much more difficult.

A painter with prestige among painters is bound to be discovered sooner or later.

Tut, tut — fame clearly isn't everything.

Renown? I've already got more of it than those I respect, and will never have as much as those for whom I feel contempt..

I could have been a dental hygienist with nothing bad ever appearing in print about me, but that's not how I've chosen to lead my life. I knew that you put yourself under a microscope the more famous you become.

I got fame and fortune, and I lost my sense of reasoning.

A lot of writers dream of feature films, but television - by way of TNT, CBS, Lifetime, and Hallmark Hall of Fame - has always called my name. And after seeing 'True Detective,' can there be any doubt that the storytelling on TV is as genius as it gets?