Having bodyguards is just part of being famous I think.
I don't think I'll ever be comfortable with the idea of being famous.
Being famous as a writer is like being famous in a village. It's not really any very heady fame.
I don't have any expectations as an actor and being rich and famous is not my driving force.
When someone becomes successful or rich and famous people perceive that person as being different. But I'm the same guy I've always been.
I'm famous for being nicer to my fans than anyone on the face of the earth because I figure a) They pay my salary and b) It's probably like a big moment in your life to meet somebody so I would say 'Just come on up.'
Being rich and famous isn't all happiness and at times the pressures have got to me.
All my life it's been the same with men. Being a woman who is famous and adored by men is very hard for any boyfriend to handle. All my boyfriends end up insecure.
To put it simply - you know a lot of people believe that the benefit of this job is fame and fortune. I believe that you pay for the fortune through the fame. I don't buy into the notion that being famous is somehow a good thing or an exciting thing or a wonderful thing.
Of course there have been times I regretted being the kid in 'E.T.' My world went completely crazy. I was that stupid kind of famous where you can't go anywhere.