Quotes About Recognition

I remember having a feeling like, 'I can't believe this is happening!' Two years ago I was auditioning for The Disney Channel, and now Paul Rudd is saying, 'Hey man, congratulations on your Emmy nomination!'

I'll never be the biggest kind of star; I'll be like Bob Duvall, respected as an actor but a lot of people can't identify the face. I don't have the personality of a big star, or the looks of a Mel Gibson or a Paul Newman, or the style of a George C. Scott.

I think Jake Paul doesn't know who I am.

I don't even know what my artist name would be. Would it be Logan Paul? Would it just be Logan? I don't know.

I honestly never considered myself an actor. An actor would be someone like Paul Muni or Spencer Tracy. I was more of a personality.

When the magazines talk about artists they talk about the Paul McCartneys, the Paul Simons, they never talk about me. So their readers and contemporary artists are never going to check me out because they're not reading about me.

We're a big family. We all want to see each other win. But I don't introduce myself as LeBron James' friend. I'm Rich Paul. You have to respect me first.

I can go out and chill with my friends, go out to dinner, and I won't get hounded like, I'm sure, Paul McCartney or somebody like that.

Drake doesn't realize, in many ways, he was like the big brother I never had. He set the example and paved the way for me to be myself. Now, whether I'm at the Grammys or whether I'm here or there or whatever, he'll show me love... People don't realize what that's like, what that means.

To be inducted into the Hall of Fame is a huge honor for any one person in this industry. It not only gives you credibility as the mark you made in the pages of history to the fans, but notoriety for the path you paved for everyone who followed in your footsteps.

I got the Pawnbroker of the Year award. They said I did more for the pawn business in one year than their media team, in 30 years, has been able to do.

Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dear for them.

A champion owes everybody something. He can never pay back for all the help he got, for making him an idol.

They don't pay you a million dollars for two-hand chest passes.

Usually I try not to pay attention to the charts, because I don't want to be like, 'Damn, I came in at Number 237.'

One of the more noble things the Oscars can do is pay attention to movies no one knows about. Blockbusters don't need much help.

Respect talent. Get respect where respect is due, but don't be caught up in yourself where you do things obliviously and not pay attention to what is going on.

Actors, by very definition, we want people to pay attention to us, and so usually, that comes in the package of insecurity. So if we're not comfortable, we don't really show you a lot.

As single-mom female inventor, there was no path for that, so really I don't think people took me seriously for a really long time. Certainly the Miracle Mop being my first successful product, people started to pay attention, and I guess now they really pay attention.

I think what everybody really wants is attention; we just want someone to pay attention to us.

One of the great things about being in entertainment is you have access to the media. People pay attention to you.

Did Amy Winehouse have a hit single from 'Frank?' I love 'Frank,' but people didn't really pay attention to her until 'Back to Black.' So no, I haven't had a hit single. I personally am not bothered about that.

I knew nothing of American History because I didn't pay attention to American History in school. Because I did not see myself in American History in school.

I don't pay attention to fame stuff, in general, so for me, I'm on a show and people like it and that's perfect.