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Fame is something that is tough when it comes. It's a weird thing to take on in real life. I was a little bit afraid and, as a result, kind of turned my back on it. You should embrace it because it's going to be a part of who you are, and it's going to be a part of what this business is about.

— Kevin Bacon

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Fame is definitely a monster: it can suck you in and spit you out and change you. The biggest challenge is to remain yourself regardless of what people say about you.

— Yuna

I've always been profoundly ambivalent about fame. I think it just eats the reality out of you and it can be intoxicating because I like some of it.

— Jane Pauley

Fame is an odd thing. It bugs you a little bit, but it's really not bad.

— John Corbett

Fame didn't happen to me in my 20s, it has been a gradual thing which probably makes it easier to deal with.

— Laura Linney

Fame is, I think, just a disgusting by-product of what I do.

— Katy Perry

Fame is something I think happens as a result of trying to do good work. If you're trying to be famous, your work usually suffers.

— Justin Theroux

✗Opposing Perspectives

I don't have a problem with fame. I got into this business intending to be very successful, but I wanted it to be at my price.

— Jason Patric

Fame is a weird one. You need to distance yourself from it. People see a value in you that you don't see yourself.

— Benedict Cumberbatch

You know, fame is a funny thing, man, especially, you know, actors, musicians, rappers, rock singers, it's kind of a lifestyle and it's easy to get caught up in it - you go to bars, you go to clubs, everyone's doing a certain thing... It's tough.

— Eminem

Well, any time you're faced with fame on that level, it's - it can be somewhat unnerving because you're never taught how to manage it and how to deal with it. So you're sort of left out there on your own, trying to navigate those waters for yourself.

— Jason Priestley