There are some famous people, and I've met them, who you might think are great, and then you meet them, and you discover that they not only have feet but heads of clay.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
For somebody famous, it's weird anyway to meet someone, because they have a preconceived notion of who you are.
Although there exist many thousand subjects for elegant conversation, there are persons who cannot meet a cripple without talking about feet.
My feet are like something from another age - prehistoric and troll-like. I keep expecting them to talk, they have that much character.
The strangest part about being famous is you don't get to give first impressions anymore. Everyone already has an impression of you before you meet them.
I don't really know a lot of famous people. I've met a lot of famous people. If I ran into Tom Hanks today, I would have to remind him who I was and he would then remember me. But he wouldn't come up to me and say, 'Hi Dave!'
Famous people come up to me, but I don't know who they are because my sight is so bad. It's always at the pool of the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills when I don't have my lenses in and my glasses are in my room.
I never wanted fame, of all things, and I'm not just being cheeky. There are benefits that come with being famous, but there's also confusion. It's important to make sure your feet stay on the ground.
In the sixties, everyone you knew became famous. My flatmate was Terence Stamp. My barber was Vidal Sassoon. David Hockney did the menu in a restaurant I went to. I didn't know anyone unknown who didn't become famous.
I've met some incredible people who I really admire.
Everyone has something that defines them, whether they're wildly intelligent or whether they have really big feet.
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