Quotes About Recognition

People don't really know about 'Neighbours' in America, and if they have heard of it, it's only in the context of 'Oh, sure, that's what Guy Pearce was on', or Kylie Minogue.

I don't love being thought of as Neil's barnacle. It's a strange shadow to follow.

I wasn't a rock 'n' roll girl. I said, Neil Young, Neil Young, where do I know that name from?

A film has to be for commercial success as well as earn you respect as an artist. You don't want to do only things that are designed to run commercially, and neither do you want to do things that get acclaim but don't run.

A lot of people didn't know I was doing Broadway. They thought I was one of those guys who was famous for being famous. I was the one who sat next to Charles Nelson Reilly and said funny things.

There's blackballing involved with Machine Gun Kelly, a lot of confusion about who I am as an artist. But that's so small in the wake of someone like Nelson Mandela.

I get mistaken for Jesy Nelson from Little Mix all the time.

I have an independent identity and have full support of my husband, who also has made his name, not because he was someone's nephew but because of his talent.

I'm a rock star among geeks, wonks, and nerds.

I get nervous around famous people.

Having that amount of nominations makes me a little nervous, because you feel that the bar is really high, the expectations are really high, but it also feels great.

I think fame makes people a bit nervous.

I still get so much fan mail addressed to Carol Brady, and I think a lot of it's through the Net. And I always answer it, if it's legible.

I think people know what they're getting with my name, because they've seen my specials on Netflix.

I had my first for real American person recognize me and come up to talk to me. They'd seen The Code' on Netflix - it was amazing.

Living in Finland as a singer of Nightwish, I'm used to having people around me all the time that know who I am. In the Netherlands, people never really knew or cared or whatever.

Nobody was interested in me before I bought the Nets.

Fame is morally neutral.

We must never forget that Black History is American History. The achievements of African Americans have contributed to our nation's greatness.

I remember Gayle King popped up on the screen, wearing a green dress - I'll never forget it - to announce the best R&B album category and when she said my name I could not believe it. After that I closed my laptop. I didn't need to hear anything else.

When people are screaming when I'm on stage, I can't even find the words to thank them and tell them how much I love them, but I'll never forget all these faces.

I will always appreciate 'American Idol,' and I never forget about where I come from.

I'll never forget my first moment of looking out on a convention audience with my mouth open like they were kidding me.

You never take your fans for granted. You always appreciate them every show, night in, night out.