I'm not comfortable being around too many people. I don't like being out in public too much. I don't like going to bars. I don't like doing celebrity stuff. So most of the characters I play are people who don't always feel comfortable beyond their small circle of friends.

How many famous and high-spirited heroes have lived a day too long?

I like being famous when it's convenient for me and completely anonymous when it's not.

I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.

For famous men have the whole earth as their memorial.

I know I'm not supposed to have any opinions about politics, because I'm famous.

I'd rather be able to face myself in the bathroom mirror than be rich and famous.

You're not famous until my mother has heard of you.

It isn't necessary to be rich and famous to be happy. It's only necessary to be rich.

I always want to say to people who want to be rich and famous: 'try being rich first'. See if that doesn't cover most of it. There's not much downside to being rich, other than paying taxes and having your relatives ask you for money. But when you become famous, you end up with a 24-hour job.