Quotes About Recognition

I've met people who didn't even know there was a Calvin Klein; they thought it was just the name of a product.

But it's often been the case, I've done so many countless small, independent films that really 3.2 people have seen, so you never know. You do it for the joy of the part and not necessarily expect anyone to see the final product.

I want people to appreciate my efforts in creating different genres of music and also the fact that I am now taking to acting in my own production.

I use a lot of piano riffs in my production, and someone who I was working with said that I played so good that it sound like Beethoven.

I do always feel very proud and flattered by being asked to be a part of American productions playing American characters.

People talk about me in 'Arcadia' and I think I was okay in it but I've given better performances in other productions that didn't have the same impact. But I knew 'Arcadia' was going to be an event and I wanted to be part of it.

When I started making movies, they tried to change my name, but I had already made a name for myself in a couple of Broadway productions and in television, so I wouldn't change it.

The years since the Nobel Prize have been productive ones for me.

I feel as much pressure as anyone does about their work, really. You just want to be productive; only difference is that the work is seen and judged by a few more people.

When you become famous, being famous becomes your profession.

When I entered the profession, I didn't make a big deal of it. People didn't really know I was my parents' son.

It's sad that people forget sometimes that there is a whole legitimate world of artists and actors out there that work their entire life, every day on perfecting their craft, but yet don't get any acknowledgement for their extraordinary commitment to their profession.

To see professional actors do my work, to take it seriously - that was the thing that made me think playwriting could actually be what I do. It's not a profession that has some sort of clear career track, like, 'This is what you do to be a playwright.'

It's a business you go into because you're an egocentric. It's a very embarrassing profession.

With acting, there is a level of anonymity which is conducive to your profession. There are examples of very public people who are on the cover of every celebrity magazine but can't open a film.

Any actor wants their movies and their work to be seen. You don't make a movie or get into this profession for your work not to be seen and just to show them to your mates at home.

For me, acting is something I am passionate about. I am someone who wants to be known for who I am. If I wanted to just make money, I would've chosen some other profession.

My profession has never demanded that I be mobbed by fans.

There are so many different people doing amazing work across the country that I, in my capacity, definitely want to lift up, because they don't get lifted up that often.

I wanted to put a song out there to let people know who I was and, at the same time, help me set apart from a lot of different people in country radio.

It went from 'I was a nobody on the street, just another person.' It turned into something completely different. People were coming up to me, they knew who I was us, requesting pictures.

I'm happy when I have, like, one fan, but the fact that I'm getting fans from different places and different communities, it's really amazing.

When you have celebrity, it's a whole different thing than being an artist.

People approach you in a different way when you're a celebrity - some are nice, some are not nice.