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Fame obviously has become a premium in everybody's life. Everybody thinks they deserve it, everybody thinks they want it and most people really don't enjoy it once they get it.

Fame is hollow. It amplifies what is there. If there is any self-doubt, or hatred, or lack of ability to connect with people, fame will magnify it.

Fame for fame's sake is toxic - some people want that, with no boundaries. It's unhealthy.

Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid.

Fame is a can of worms I haven't really had to contend with.

Fame is damaging when people become reliant on it for their sense of self, and their identity, when fame is linked to how you see yourself.

Fame is a by-product which you have to deal with in a sensible way. To believe that it is anything more significant than that is deeply self-deceptive.

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.

Fame is a curse... it was the worst phase of my life, which I thank God I'll never have to go through again.

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.