Having your work be the basis of fame, that's a far more stable feeling.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
At a certain point, if you work really hard and you get good and people like your work, you do deserve the fame - but you shouldn't take it for granted.
All fame ever does for you is get attention for the work you really want to do.
It's not about the fame and the money because if you do good work all that stuff comes.
When it comes to fame, I am in a very convenient position. I live a very normal life.
I think fame became exciting for me in the late '90s because I could actually use it as a means to an end. I could actually have it help me serve my vocationfulness.
Fame is like the dessert that comes with your achievements - it's not an achievement in itself, but sometimes it can overpower the work.
In many cases, people who win a Nobel prize, their work slows down after that because of the distractions. Yes, fame is rewarding, but it's a pity if it keeps you from doing the work you are good at.
I'm not into fame. I'm not into making money, outside of financing my books. I'm not into status. My thing is basically about time - not wasting it.
I often say fame is kind of like a drug or like sugar: when it's controlling you it doesn't feel good at all.
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.