Quote by John Updike
Celebrity is a mask that eats into the face. As soon as one is awa

Celebrity is a mask that eats into the face. As soon as one is aware of being somebody, to be watched and listened to with extra interest, input ceases, and the performer goes blind and deaf in his overanimation. One can either see or be seen. – John Updike

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Each morning my characters greet me with misty faces willing, though chilled, to muster for another days progress through the dazzling quicksand the marsh of blank paper. – John Updike

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Government is either organized benevolence or organized madness its peculiar magnitude permits no shading. – John Updike

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A healthy male adult bore consumes each year one and a half times his own weight in other peoples patience. – John Updike

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I just use my muscles as a conversation piece, like someone walking a cheetah down 42nd Street. – Arnold Schwarzenegger

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Humility has no home in celebrity. Be humble in your direct dealings with people, but unafraid to trumpet your greatness to the public. – Nkrumah Farrar

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It feels good when it helps to get a good seat for a football game. But it never helped me make a good film or a good shot in a polo game, or command the obedience of my daughter. It doesn – Walt Disney

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The hero was distinguished by his achievement; the celebrity by his image or trademark. The hero created himself; the celebrity is created by the media. The hero was a big man; the celebrity is a big name. – Daniel J. Boorstin

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