Having a stage name is like having a Superman complex. I go into the telephone booth as Eric Bishop and come out as Jamie Foxx.
Fame Quotes
The most abnormal thing about my life is having sort of crowds form everywhere you go.
We have 89 fans waiting in the living room. The entire 1989 record. I want to come up with as many ways that we can spend time together and bond because it keeps me normal. It keeps my life feeling manageable.
With reality shows, and things like that on TV now, people probably feel a little more hopeful that they could make something of themselves. But at that time, 30 years ago, it was just like, “How could I possibly dare to think that I could go be a star? How could I possibly think that?”
It’s like the bigger the star, the bigger the target. You know when you’re—and I’m not being a braggadocio or anything like that—but you know you’re on top when they start throwing arrows at you. Even Jesus was crucified.
I was performing for thousands of people at night in Vegas, the rush of being a performer, the laughter, the respect… I was a machine.
I’m trying to be the anti-celebrity.
Today there are no huge stars like Elvis Presley. As big as Bruce Springsteen is, not everybody is a Springsteen fan. In Presley’s time you didn’t dare not to be a fan of his, because you were part of a club. Now you can say I prefer Billy Joel or Tina Turner, or someone else. […]
I’ve wondered all my working life why people don’t retire in showbusiness, and it’s fairly simple. There’s nobody applauding at home, so we keep going.
Thank you for your support, the fans around the world. I love you with all my heart. I don’t take any of it for granted. Any of it.
