Quotes About Recognition

Well, I'm just about at the elevator up to the family quarters. But bear with me for just a minute more as I confirm who I am . It's obvious: I'm the president of the United States of America!

I've always said to people, "I don't care what you call me as long as the checks don't bounce and the family gets fed." But I never saw myself that way. I just saw myself as a novelist.

I think the fame aspect, there was definitely a period when I had to get used to it. My family had to get used to it, too. It's exciting.

I wanted to impress people because I was kind of a kid who was lost in the crowd - was sort of my, feeling about childhood was being part of a big family.

Everything I achieve affects my family as well, and suddenly, my kids' dad became the most famous man in the country for a couple of weeks.

Jason Lee is the most famous actor from Hawaii I can think of.

I mean, you know, while I'm acting on stage I'm ranking quite high, but in a room with Barack Obama I'm probably into negative digits. I never feel very famous.

I'm tired of being the funniest person in the room.

It was great fun becoming famous, but I got tired of it.

The hardest thing about being famous is that ... in a conversation everybody's agreeing with what you're saying. ... You need people who can tell you what you don't want to hear.

Being famous is not the same as being important. A lot of important people aren't famous, and a lot of famous people aren't important.

I do not like being famous. I like being normal.

Can you still have any famous last words if you're somebody nobody knows?

When famous people come up to you it's a bit weird, but it's an honour, really, when they recognise you and want to chat to you for a bit.

It's interesting because people assume that because I'm famous I know all famous people.

Be a famous musician. Be a famous act or. Be a famous write r. Be a famous basketball player. Be famous.

At first, I thoroughly enjoyed being famous.

Anything that's of any use, famous people get hold of it and take it for themselves and it gets a bad rap.

There are a lot of good things about being famous but there are a few not so good things too

Being humble is cooler than being famous.

I actually can't think of anything worse than being famous... Fame really distorts your perception of yourself.

I want to be famous so I can be humble about being famous. What good is my humility when I am stuck in this obscurity?

I spent my first 50 years trying to become known as a writer and the next 30 trying to avoid being famous. I walk down the street or go to a football game and people shout, 'Hey Andy'. I hate that.

I can never really enjoy being famous.