Quotes About Recognition

Some of the greatest directors never got an Oscar, like Kubrick, or Hitchcock. For me, personally, I think the body of work is more important than winning an Oscar.

In fact, all kinds of men, and not merely architects, can recognize a good piece of work.

I'm very supportive of creative people being paid for the work that they do.

Sometimes we look at a work of art and we immediately think that it is German art, but with some we don't, it's not so obvious.

I've taken away everything I could think of, and yet what remains is enough. These days many more people come to my work, and once they see my work they will always recognize it.

Everyone should be praised by the lips of his neighbor, and not by his own mouth. Everyone should be commended by the work he has done, not by what he wanted to do.

Success is fleeting. It may not have to do with you but how your work is received.

I think that China has many outstanding authors, and their great works should also be recognised by the world.

Once in a while, I have to pinch myself to remind myself I am Nobel laureate, but that is not part of my work plan every day.

Now what I like is that other artists know my work and are interested in me or want to collaborate.

My work is received more intelligently in Europe.

I don't know if Yves St Laurent likes my work but Pierre Bergé does.

I never courted that but it's nice when it's people you respect and they respect your work. It's thrilling.

Nurses are an integral component of the health care system, and it is important that we recognize the over 2.7 million registered nurses for the significant work that they do.

You want to be appreciated for all your work as opposed to one performance, but I'll always be 'that bloke from 'Lock, Stock'.' You've got to embrace it.

Having your work be the basis of fame, that's a far more stable feeling.

We live in an age of publicity and hype. There's something about success that dehumanizes you, whereas failure reminds you of who you really are.

It's really exciting. It's really exciting when you do a piece of work, and people like it, and it gets noticed.

If my film does not do well, it really hurts me. But by God's grace, even if some of my films may not have done well, people have still liked my work in it.

I can honestly say that I'm not a person who thinks about awards, as much I think about the work itself.

What I wish more than anything is that I could start getting press about my work as an actor. That is what I do. I'm not a criminal.

I'm happy that people have loved my film and my work. I have always let my work do the talking, and I guess I have proved to my critics that I'm not over.

My people are at the core of everything I do, and I recognize the importance of giving them the flexibility to balance work around their personal lives.

A man will never know a woman until he knows her work.