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Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful – unless one was striving for mediocrity. – William Hurt

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The thing is, I dont believe in most of whats done. The amount of financial and imaginative energy thats put into mediocrity is just amazing which I find to be fundamentally offensive as a human being. – William Hurt

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Sometimes people call me a success for all the reasons that make me think Im a failure. – William Hurt

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Failure
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Heroes to me are guys that sit in libraries. They absorb knowledge and then the risks they take are calculated on the basis of the courage it took to become replete with knowledge. – William Hurt

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Courage
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I always thought it was strange when these artists like Kurt Cobain or whoever would get really famous and say, I dont understand why this is happening to me. There is a mathematical formula to why you got famous. It isnt some magical thing that just started happening. – Chad Kroeger

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Theres a definite responsibility that comes with being famous. You shouldnt be able to just dress up and look pretty. – Rashida Jones

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famous

Im world famous, everywhere I go there are people who love me because of Ive been able to bring them some joy from the movies Ive made. – Tony Curtis

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famous

I was getting a lot of editorial, as in lots of pages in Vogue, but its far more important to get your dresses on the back of a famous person. Charlotte Rampling in Bruce Oldfield. That sells. – Bruce Oldfield

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famous

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