quotations about stardom
They are irrelevant as mercenaries in times of peace
They are smoke twisting off the lips of a movie star
PIG DESTROYER
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"Junkyard God"
I see stardom very clearly as a construct that's been created in order to sell things. The more I meet other actors, the less the idea of the mythical movie star--an imaginary desire object who conforms to a certain ideal--makes sense to me at all. I think if people realize this when they read interviews, they might be less avid about them. It's sad that they get fooled into buying magazines and seeing films when so much of it is ... a sort of fabrication.
JULIE CHRISTIE
Interview Magazine, March 1997
Stardom is a strange mixture of studio-produced hagiography, fan magazine gossip, and audience desire.
ANONYMOUS
Book Review Digest, 1992
Stardom is never that simple. If there's anything I've learned, it's that most stars think things just happen to them because they are talented or beautiful or just special. It's a childlike -- and childish -- view of the world and it keeps them from developing any sense of responsibility about their own lives. It's why publicists were invented.
HILARY DE VRIES
So Five Minutes Ago
If any young actor dreams that stardom is a trip to heaven, while packing his bags, he'd do well to choose his wardrobe with a much hotter climate in mind.
HELEN HAYES
On Reflection: An Autobiography
It hurts when people let you know
That you're not a movie star.
WISHBONE ASH
"Silver Ash"
I'm a movie star, I'm an astronaut
And I own this bar
And I would lie to you for your love
KIM CARNES
"I'd Lie To You For Your Love"
Once I achieved stardom, the whole apparatus of the theater palled on me.
TALLULAH BANKHEAD
Tallulah: My Autobiography
If stardom is a combination of ordinary and extraordinary, the balance does sometimes need adjusting and the star does need to connect to the present, and in some sense the lived space of the fan.
MICHAEL WILLIAMS
Film Stardom, Myth and Classicism: The Rise of Hollywood's Gods
The years of sacrifice and struggle
The arc of stardom's natural course
The inevitable decline
The wolves waiting at the door
BOB SEGER
"Revisionism Street"
Stardom is intimately intertwined with the narratives enacted by stars; in other words, stardom is less a mystery than it is a cultural construction that feeds off memory and popular history.
MARCIA LANDY & AMY VILLAREJO
"Queen Christina", British Film Institute Film Classics, Volume 1
The sequel would catapult me into the New York Times #1 book for 18 months straight. I would not allow my stardom to affect my Zen-Monk demeanor. I would retire into my mansion, become a Zen-Monk master and own three Jeeps.
MICHAEL SCOTT GALLEGOS
"Beach House Anniversary", September 18, 2014
The idea of stardom was difficult to grasp. It was like being schizophrenic; there was her, the woman on television, and the real me.
JESSICA SAVITCH
attributed, Lifehack
To handle that stardom, the red carpets, the photo shoots, people all of a sudden recognizing you and following you in everyday life, it's a bit weird. It's strange, and it can have funny effects on you in terms of do you like it or don't you like it. Some people run away from it, some people embrace it; I found a good middle ground.
ROGER FEDERER
"Q&A: Tennis: Federer's heart is in South Africa", Reuters, February 21, 2013
Remember the tragedy of a great movie star
She brought joy to millions was worshiped from apart
It seems she had everything was gifted from above
Yet took her own life she had everything but love
KITTY WELLS
"Love Makes the World Go Around"
Stardom today is very different than what it was years ago. Today your work defines you, and with every film, your stardom is double-checked.... You cannot be a star if you cannot bring the audience.
ARJUN KAPOOR
"Being Trolled is a sign of success, says Arjun Kapoor", Deccan Chronicle, July 18, 2017
My beloved movie star
There's more than cold cream in your jar
When eyebrows arch and lips are dry
When you're alone at night, you cry
STAN RIDGEWAY
"Beloved Movie Star"
A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can't give you a formula for that.
CHET ATKINS
attributed, If Ignorance Is Bliss, Why Aren't There More Happy People?
Pop stardom is not very compelling. I'm much more interested in a relationship between performer and audience that is of equals.
ANI DIFRANCO
interview, A. V. Club, March 13, 2002
I am suggesting that the appeal of stardom is that of constant reinvention, the dissolution of contraries, the embrace of wildly opposing terms.
JUDITH MAYNE
Cinema and Spectatorship