Quotes About Recognition

This was meaningful that at almost 41 years old, I could be getting my first beauty campaign.

If I'm everybody's hero from Canada all the way down to Australia, but I'm not able to come home? Then I failed.

I'm just saying to all the Canadian people: y'all got talent.

I didn't know if it was possible, but I wanted to some day be the highest paid Canadian player.

I want to be that guy who comes to mind when you think of Canadian basketball one day.

Canadians are very proud of me, of my career.

When I was growing up, I felt like no one gave Canadians a chance. And now that they see we have quality in Canada and it's amazing to see.

I am really proud of what I have done for cancer awareness, but do I feel like Bono? No.

You cant really put a value on the UFC name. That alone has value in itself.

Sometimes I wear a cap or keep my head down and walk fast, so that people don't recognize me.

I didn't know how capable I was until the people around me in acting school would say I was good.

My dad does watch my work now. My parents watch everything I'm on. I think the first time they saw something was 'Captain America,' and he called me, and he was so elated.

I don't know if I expected to be a captain of an All-Star team. It's pretty cool.

Look, I was the captain of India for five years. I was one of the stars, a popular face in India.

I call people 'captain' a lot and it makes them feel special. Until they hear me using it for everyone, that is.

We had this idea, and I think a lot of people did going in, that you can make some short film and it's going to get industry attention and that's going to be your thing. And it was only later on at school that we realized that's very rare that a short film is going to capture the attention of anyone.

I think living things can recognize the movement of other living things, and all the best animators in the world can't quite capture that something.

You have a song, and people know it. It's like a calling card for you.

You want to be a part of the big card. You want to be part of history.

That's the place to be, is on the main card.

I never cared for stuff like the All-Star Game.

I'm happy doing what I'm doing. I do think, though, there were great comic actors like Thora Hird and Max Wall who only got taken seriously when they did straight roles at the end of their careers.

A lot of my life is just - a lot of my life I've just felt like a piece of meat. No one actually really cares, they only care if you're playing.

In world football, the name 'Weah' carries a lot of weight. I've known that for a long time.