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I became an actor, and because I had success as an actor, I became famous. I was acting for quite a while before I got famous; television made me famous. I guess that it's television that is responsible for everybody's desire to be famous.

— Kelsey Grammer

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Why would anyone want to be famous, certainly not me. My only goal in an acting career is to be able to work full time as an actor, filmmaker. When I get to that level, which I will, in this business where I can spend one hundred percent of my time honing my craft, then I will be complete.

— Tim Holmes

I didn't want to be famous. I just wanted to earn enough money to have a nice life and enjoy acting.

— David McCallum

I never wanted to be famous. I want to be more famous than I am so I can get the roles. I hate losing the roles. I was famous more for being around people who were famous, and I hate that kind of fame.

— Johnathon Schaech

Like, if you are a celebrity, then anyone will let you be in a film or on a TV show, and if you're an actor, chances are if you are successful, you are becoming a celebrity.

— Penn Badgley

I had never really wanted to be famous. Everyone is supposed to want to be rich and famous, but as a boy I never knew what rich was, and the first view I had of famous made me leery.

— Alan Alda

I never wanted to become an actor to be famous. I just wanted to be a good actor. It served me pretty well.

— Rocky Carroll

I didn't become an actor to be famous. I genuinely love acting and never expected to make a penny at it.

— Justin Chon

✗Opposing Perspectives

It is difficult to understand why I am so famous. I never thought I wanted to be an actress. I never thought about it. I think it is my destiny to be in this business.

— Li Bingbing

I didn't become an actor to make money. And I didn't become an actor to be famous - though people always gasp if you say that, as if it's unfathomable that an actor doesn't want to be a star.

— Ruth Negga

When you become famous, being famous becomes your profession.

— James Carville