Do you secretly wish you were famous or prefer staying under the radar?

Fame is weird. People think just because they know your name and your face, they're entitled to run up to you in public and scream your name at you. And if you're anything but nice to them, they tell all their friends what a jerk you are.

What I'd like is not to be necessarily name and face famous, but have my work known. I've written a number of short stories, and I'd like to publish them under pseudonyms.