"I’ve never had a desire to be famous. Lots of actors are actually extremely shy. I have shy areas." ― Jeremy Northam Topic(s): Famous More From Jeremy Northam "My dad served in the Air Force as ground crew for several years, and doesn’t really talk about it. I know that it’s there. I think my main thing about direct or indirect experiences as near to home as it were is the idea of self-sacrifice really." "He has such a patronizing tone and manner, and such a sarcastic sense of humor. I found him rather brutal, a kind of elegant brutality which appealed. No, I think he came pretty much off the page." More In Famous "I just want to make music, I don’t want people to talk about me. All I’ve ever wanted to do was sing. I don’t want to be a celebrity. I don’t want to be in people’s faces, you know, constantly on covers of magazine that I haven’t even known I’m on."― Adele "And I want to be able to – you know, make Republicans and Democrats famous for keeping jobs in California."― Meg Whitman "I also want to go to an Italian island and do cuisine properly with some famous Italian chef and, like, his mother."― Elizabeth Olsen