Notoriety wasn't as good as fame, but was heaps better than obscurity.
…notoriety is not real glory.
There is no such thing as notoriety in the United States these days, let alone infamy. Celebrity is all.
For the average person leading an ordinary life, fame holds an hypnotic attraction. Many would sooner perish than exist in anonymity. But for the unlucky few who've had notoriety forced upon them, inf...
Living as we do in an age of noise and bluster, success is now measured accordingly. We must all be seen, and heard, and on the air.
Better was it to go unknown and leave behind you an arch, then to burn like a meteor and leave no dust.
That's what mild television fame is like: it's like walking through the world with your fly down.