Quotes About Recognition

True fans will appreciate what I've done and the legacy I've left.

The people we helped in the field, they know what the legacy is. The 40% or so of Americans that really can't stand the name of Blackwater, that's fine, I'll never really win them over anyway. And I really don't care.

Most people know who I am and what kind of legacy I have.

I always aimed at being a legend.

People come up to me in the street and use words like 'legend.'

Michael Irvin, he's definitely a legend, but I don't know if some of the guys my age and younger really know about him.

Some people say I'm a legend - that's not for me to say, but some people have said it.

Being the son or daughter of a legendary film personality you get more respect.

There are three legends in sports - Dhyan Chand, myself and Sachin Tendulkar. People will always remember three of us in Indian Sports.

A government is not legitimate merely because it exists.

The only legitimate artists in England are the architects.

I don't think there's anybody better than Leonardo DiCaprio, and I've been saying that since before anyone knew who he was.

I'm no Leonardo DiCaprio.

People say the league is changing and they say your name - it lets you know you're doing something right.

I wish there was something that - I get all those wonderful letters and wonderful acknowledgments, and I wish I could be more appreciative of what I do. But it's hard for me.

I've always thought Juliette Lewis was great.

Recognising that someone cannot work should not be a license to stop thinking about what support they might need.

I'm not going to lie. I think it's important for a woman to feel appreciated by men.

I have never won a single award - National or Filmfare - and I just hope they don't give me a Lifetime Achievement Award because I won't accept it.

I got my first lifetime achievement award years ago, and I was very excited, but then I got a sense of: Well, can one get a second lifetime award?

I'm not a huge award type person, that's not really what lights my fire.

I want to be the physical embodiment of light, you know? And I feel like now people know, when they see the lights go off and this light-up figure appear on stage, they know that's Mustafa Ali.

I think most actors like to be liked.

My parents are more likely to know who Franz Liszt is than Snooki.