Quotes About Recognition

I'm kind of well-known in Holland, which is nice. But in Holland, we're down to earth; there are no paparazzi in my garden and no autograph hunters at the door. We have 'Strictly Come Dancing,' but I've not been asked.

Everything I do seems to get so much attention since 'Strictly Come Dancing.'

So now I'm 'the hot dog guy,' which isn't bad. I take it in stride. It's not like it was my goal in life. I'm having fun with it.

After a Double-A season in which I was named Minor League Player of the Year by several publications, I grabbed some positive media attention. Being the emotional, entrepreneurial capitalist that I was, I decided to try to strike and start an online fan club.

I think good artists know when they're on a roll, and they recognize when lightning is striking. It's a very fortunate thing to have that inspiration and not to overanalyze it or mess with it; you just follow it if you love what you do.

You should never turn your back on the market that gave you notoriety and be who you are and give you the numbers it gives you in the United States. I can't deny that the success I've had in the United States or the success that 'Pulling Strings' was due to my work in Latin America.

If Bill Finger created Batman, where is Bill Finger's byline on my strip? It is conspicuous by its absence.

I know this as a musician: When you nail something, and you get so much attention for it, you want to strip that away and prove, mostly for yourself, that you don't need that.

I've earned every stripe that I've gotten. I've earned every playing time.

You work and strive to be an actor and you can get better at it and enjoy it. But you can't be good at fame or enjoy it. Some people do, some people don't.

Everyday I strive to, at least, recognise my short-comings and the things I have to do to be the best person that I can possibly be.

Our business isn't to be famous: that's not what we do; that's not what we strive for.

I guess you cannot prepare yourself enough for stardom, even though you strive for it all your life.

I want to be known as a desirable actress who can perform - that's something I strive to be.

I always laugh at people who strive to be famous because all you do is get mithered to death by everyone.

My career goal is to be a Hall of Famer. That's what I strive to be. I want to be the very best to do it. To win Super Bowls is a part of that, but the end goal is to be a Hall of Famer.

Aren't we all striving to be overpaid for what we do?

I really bristle when I get called to events and people introduce me as one of the top black anchors in the country. You know, that's very insulting. I'm striving to be one of the best anchors in the country. Handcuff me like that. What you're saying is, 'You're black. You should only expect to rise to the level of the best at being black.'

I'm not striving for fame, that's for sure. I don't particularly like the idea of celebrity. I would like to be successful with my music, so I realise that there's a balance to be made there.

I've been striving for attention my whole life. Now I have it.

It's one of those things; you just get a very nice stroke from being included in the next thing.

Award shows in general are just lame excuses to stroke the egos of millionaires, but the 'ESPY's' are an especially embarrassing example.

I'm very grateful for being in this band, but there are only five people who know what it's like to be in the Strokes. I'm part of 'them,' but I can see people trying to separate me out from the band's reputation.

It is fun, I learned, to stroll around with Spike Lee and to gauge other people's reactions. Everyone recognizes him.