"I know I had my equivalents in Adrian Lester and Lenny James when I was at drama school. I remember David Harewood doing 'Othello' at the National, and Adrian Lester having done Cheek by Jowl's famous 'As You Like It and Company' at the Donmar. Not necessarily performances I saw, but just the fact they happened was massively encouraging."
"Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes."
Andy Warhol on Famous"I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over you just because you are famous."
Walt Disney on Famous"What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous."
Voltaire on Famous"We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something we are no longer free."
Jiddu Krishnamurti on Famous"Famous, adj.: Conspicuously miserable."
Ambrose Bierce on Famous"We start 'The Butler' in June and that's incredibly exciting for me because I get to work with the amazing Forest Whitaker again. It's a phenomenal script and a great, great role - I play his son. Oprah Winfrey is his wife and my mother. My character is a radical civil rights activist."
"My parents are very hard working people who did everything they could for their children. I have two brothers and they worked dog hard to give us an education and provide us with the most comfortable life possible. My dad provided for his family daily. So, yes, that is definitely in my DNA."
"My parents are very hard working people who did everything they could for their children. I have two brothers and they worked dog hard to give us an education and provide us with the most comfortable life possible. My dad provided for his family daily. So, yes, that is definitely in my DNA."