A Lot Of Celebs "Hate" Being Famous, But These 14 Were Refreshingly Honest About Loving The Limelight

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3. In 2016, Will Smith told Jimmy Kimmel Live, "I want people to recognize me. You know what, 'cause I've met a lot of people where fame can be a burden, and I just love it, man. Like, I really do, you know. You be pointing at people, and they scream. I had a thing the other day, like, the perfect example. It was probably about three weeks ago, and I was driving, and I realized I was on [empty]...I was like, 'Oh no!' So, I was about, you know, 30 minutes from my house, so I pulled into the gas station, and I didn't have my wallet. And I was like, 'Aww, tragedy.' Right? So, I'm looking, and I'm looking, and I was like, 'Well, can I call Jada [his wife]?' Then she gotta drive 30 minutes to come. And I looked over on the other side, and I saw a dude. He was like 36 years old. I was like, 'That dude's a Fresh Prince fan'..."

4. Speaking to media at the 2009 CMA Music Festival, Taylor Swift said, "I get tired a lot, but I never get tired of it. Because, for me, I remember when I was a little kid, and I used to sit there and think about how lucky I would be if someday people cared about the words that I wrote or how lucky I would be if someday, I was just walking through the mall and saw some little girl walking by with my face on her shirt. And when you spend so much time daydreaming about things like that, when that actually happens, you don’t ever complain about it, you know. It's like, when I go to a restaurant, yeah, I know that a line is probably gonna form in front of the table, but didn't I always used to wish for that? Yeah, I did."

6. Per Variety, in 2016, Henry Cavill told Man of the World, "I'm slightly wary of saying this, because it can be frowned upon, certainly by members of my community and people outside my community…but I'm not just doing this for the art. The money's fantastic, and that's something which I deem — and again, it is frowned upon — very important. You've got to enjoy life! I mean, you've got to. When I'm making money, I'm spending it on nice stuff, whether that be lavish holidays for me and my friends or just seeing something and going in a shop and saying, 'Yeah, I want that for the house,' and buying it. Spending money on my friends, buying dinner for everyone, drinks for everyone, it's a nice place to be, and I like people to feel cared for."

10. In 2015, Noel Gallagher told Esquire, "The fame thing, some people, it hits them hard. I flourished. I love it. I've never gone out of my way to be famous, and I don't go to the opening of a fucking envelope, but if somebody wants to lend me their superyacht just because I'm famous, 'Thanks very much, man.' I do enjoy that side of it, and you should fucking enjoy it. The longer that it went on, the stronger I felt, because nobody else was responsible for my success: not a producer, not a fucking A&R guy, not a guy who did these videos, because they were all shit. I wrote the songs, I wrote the lyrics, I came up with the parts, I did the interviews. I felt so bulletproof because I did it all. I fucking hate whingeing rock stars."

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