Quotes About Recognition

I don't care what other critics say, I only hope to be played.

I'm a people's actor, not a critics' actor, and I always have been.

There's nothing more satisfying than having an idea and seeing it through to find out that, not only did you like it, but the audience and critics all seemed to agree.

It's nice when critics say 'Emperor of the Air' is an important book of stories.

When you're a star, critics can't make or break you.

When I first started, there were, like... two or three critics that you thought, 'Alright, I hope I get a good review from them.' And now there's millions of them.

Maybe one day I could make a film which works at the box-office and the critics also like it.

People go, 'Oh, you're another guy who crossed over to country.' I say, name another one. Name one other pop singer who's done what I've done as a country singer. There isn't one.

I think I'm a crossover athlete to get the sport into the mainstream media.

I definitely think L.A. would be a very difficult city to move to and try to make it in. There's a lot of people down there, and it's tough to stand out in the crowd.

With Damageplan, we had to endure the Pantera fans, because Pantera is what they really wanted. But with Hellyeah, at a show in Baltimore, the crowd knew all the words.

I can tell the crowd appreciates the way I play.

When I asked my mother why crowds shouted my name and said 'We love you,' she would dust it off by saying, 'Your work makes them happy.' She never let it go to my head.

Huge crowds, numbering in lakhs, come to see me wherever I go.

I love playing in China. The crowds here value success more than British people seem to.

Sometimes in stand-up, you want that late-night set where you get that five minutes, then you want a half-hour special, and then the crown, if you will, is an HBO special.

I never have celebrity crushes.

I'm not the new Penelope Cruz. I'm Paz Vega. There's only one Penelope and she's marvellous.

When girls scream my name and start crying, I blush like crazy.

I don't think I'm a celebrity. Maybe I'm a cult figure?

I've become completely well adjusted to being a cult figure.

'Company' has become a cult film. When people see me at the airport, and when I travel, they call me 'Companywala.'

Aradhana' was a very big hit while 'Avishkaar' is a cult film.

People go into science out of curiosity, not to win awards. But scientists are human and have ambitions.