Quotes About Recognition

I really want people to see me as a fashion designer first because it is what I've always wanted to do.

It means a lot to be considered the fastest in the United States.

To this day, most people think of me as the fastest human. They don't really think me as a long jumper, although that's the event I had more success in.

Clifton and I don't even look alike. He smokes and drinks, and I do neither. He's a big fat guy, and if it weren't for me, no one would know who he is.

I don't understand anyone thinking I'm sexy at all. I don't get it because, growing up as a kid, I wasn't. I was like a dork, fat, so for me it's really weird. I became famous in Australia when I was 18, and I was still a little bit chubby.

I mean, my dad is half-Armenian, his father is 100%, and I actually think he has Armenian citizenship. Apparently, the Kardashians and me are the big celebrities over in Armenia.

If I do something for my kids, I get a medal, because most fathers don't.

I haven't got the credit I deserved sometimes, and some of it's my fault.

The more famous you become, the less people will tell you your faults.

Defense is my favorite part of the game and what I want to be known for.

My most favorite thing about London is that nobody recognizes me. It's really... cool.

At the end of the day, nobody will do any favour to my dad by watching his daughter's film.

My favourite thing is to discover what someone does well and say, 'Do that for me.'

For me, to be in a place where I'm on the 'favourite' list of top directors I like, that's being number one. There is no other definition to me. It's not money; it's not how many songs you're seen in or how many clothes you're changing in the film.

My favourite compliment now is that people are talking about my acting, my craft - not my torso.

I've made movies where people say it's their favourite, but they don't take it seriously because it just didn't seem to break through commercially.

For me, to be part of 'Maximum' is another feather in my cap.

I got to the point where I'd featured on songs; I'd done backing singing for major artists. I'd done all these shows, but it was always for other people.

I know what it means to have a leading part, and I know what it means to have a featured part.

I was the first Indian to be featured in the London edition of 'GQ' magazine and it was a six page story.

I got a call for 'Aaya Na Tu' the same day that Forbes featured me in their list of 30 under 30. That day, I knew I had established myself as more than just a singer.

Everybody knows Milkha deserves more than a Padma Shri, but it is for others, including the federation, to nominate me to the government for higher awards.

International Amateur Atheletic Federation had selected me in 1985 and 1986 as one of the best eight athletes in the world.

Being an actress in Hollywood and being a celebrity tend to feed into one another, but just being a celebrity wouldn't really be interesting to me.