Quotes About Recognition

People call me Benny. And as long as they put Benedict on my paycheck, I don't care.

I've never had a problem with people paying attention to what you're doing and say they find that they liked it.

I was always working; it's just that no one was paying attention.

You do anything long enough, and somebody will end up paying attention to it.

Every black comedian in the country knew what I could do. But that doesn't mean everyone else is paying attention.

People of my generation are used to collecting the heroic boys. And they're used to paying a lot of money for heroic boys. I don't make a third of what a guy would make.

I'm really not used to people paying attention to my writing.

When you first start out in the music business and hope that you have a couple hits, the ultimate payoff is to be standing in front of all those people who are singing it back to you at the top of their lungs. And you know by the way they're singing it back that it's affected their life in some way. That's the ultimate reward as an artist for me.

Hard work pays off. The harder you work, the more people will notice.

It's always really great when your hard work pays off.

No one pays me to be nice.

To be an icon is a big job - it's beyond acting. And sometimes it pays, and sometimes it doesn't.

I felt like when I retired, I was still one of the best in the world and competing at the highest level. I think it's best to bow out and have people remember you at your peak.

I usually get approached by older white ladies of a certain class, with their pearls and, you know, their Talbots on and everything, and they're like, 'We just have to say, we know we're not your demographic, but we love Paper Boi; we really love this show, and we love what you're doing.' It's totally cool.

I've never been the attention-getter of Black Eyed Peas.

I don't ever want to be like a peasant. I want to always be all right. But motivation is fans - not your kids, your mum, none of that. All of that matters, but number one is your fans.

Actors are not always the best judges. We have a peculiar idea of what we think we are, and sometimes it's best left to others to decide what we play.

It feels great to be on the same pedestal as Madhuri Dixit.

I never wanted to be on a pedestal.

I prefer the word 'musician.' I'm a musician and a composer. I have a problem with the word 'artist.' I don't know if it's the same in English, but words like 'artist' and 'star' put people on a pedestal, which is not really good for my brain.

Don't put celebrities up on this pedestal. We are human beings.

When a driverless car looks out on the world, it's not able to distinguish the age of a pedestrian or the number of occupants in a car.

The respect from my peers is what means a lot to me. The guys I go up against each and every night. You know, to have their respect, I think that's huge. And that's what I care most about, to have the respect of my peers.

Having the respect of your peers means the world to me.