The best Quotes by Victoria Backhem

I'm a gay man in a woman's body.

Fame is not like a jacket. You can't put it on and then take it off.

It's not healthy to be jealous.

I think the sexiest thing about a woman is confidence, but confidence in a humble way, not in an arrogant way.

Sometimes you've got to know when it's time to leave the party.

But fame is a strange thing. Some men gain glory after they die, while others fade. What is admired in one generation is abhorred in another.

There are eight million people in this city. And those teeming masses exist for the sole purpose of lifting the few exceptional people onto their shoulders.

Show business is like champagne. You'll appreciate it more if you don't drink it every day.

I don't need no money, fortune, or fame
I got all the riches baby, one man can claim

Does the person in TV have to be better than the one watching at home?

In the end, superstars are just ordinary people. For outsiders, it seems different because you always see these characters in the spotlight.

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it.

Famous people are above the law.

Publicity. It has a way of flattening. Flattening you and the people you love into types.

I don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.

Growing old on screen is not for the faint of heart.

There are no captions on red-carpet photos that say, "This girl trained for two weeks, she went on a juice diet, she has a professional hair and makeup person, and this dress was made for her." I just wish they'd say, "It ain't the truth."

Fame is a beast that you can't control or be prepared for.

Being famous is wicked. But it's better to be normal.

That's what fame does to you. You acquire another self.

Fame comes and goes. Longevity is the thing to aim for.

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.

Fame is being asked to sign your autograph on the back of a cigarette packet.

The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves.

You can only be jealous of someone who has something you think you ought to have yourself.

Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that!

It's not healthy to be jealous.

There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.

Jealousy is just love and hate at the same time.

Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.

Jealousy is the fear to be replaced.

A jealous female can be tricked into everything.

One candidate is too old and mentally unfit to be president. The other one is me.

What do you call an Asian Dwayne Johnson?
The Wok.

I'm paranoid. On my stationary bike, I have a rear view mirror.

When you're in love it's the most glorious two and a half days of your life.

I quit therapy because my analyst was trying to help me behind my back.

I tried phone sex - it gave me an ear infection.

During sex I fantasize that I'm someone else.

I like to read biographies of authors that I love, like Richard Yates. I also like to see what non-fiction authors are out there. My bible is Something Happened. It's one of the greatest books I've ever read. But if I don't read a Dostoevsky soon I'm going to kill myself.

For 45 years I've worked without an audience.