Quotes About Recognition

The thing about fame is, you want it your whole life, but no matter how bright you are, no one ever asks themselves why they want fame. You never really know what it is until you have it. You can never tangibly feel your own fame.

Every so often in life, you encounter a brilliant idea. Usually, at least in my case, it's somebody else's idea.

Nic Hoult is just such a brilliant actor.

Our family brings a different amount of - not fame - attention.

When Steny Hoyer brings up a resolution to support and recognize the University of Maryland men's basketball team - I'm not making this up - before we even had March madness, then you just know that it's just political favoritism.

I've been well-known in Britain for a long time.

The fact that people didn't know I was British did work for quite a while.

It was Britney's movie. I liked that movie. It didn't get too much love, but a lot of people really liked it.

A lot of people think that I'm one of the women from 'Broad City' - and I'm just not.

I've always felt embraced by the Broadway community even before I felt like I earned it.

A lot of people now don't know I've been on Broadway.

I have a place in the Broadway community that can only be earned.

I'd like to have one of my plays on Broadway.

Having spent time on the Broadway stage definitely helps one's confidence in terms of feeling just validated in that world. Most people only know my voice as a country artist.

Kell Brook was saying he wants to forget about Amir Khan; he wants to fight Pacquiao and Mayweather. These guys don't know who Kell Brook is.

He's helped me do so much in my career, helped me be the player that I am. If there's no Larry Brown, then there's no MVP, Allen Iverson.

I don't think I'd have been as good as Bruce was. He was a better JFK than I would have been.

Not everybody knows I'm Bruce Lee's daughter.

Sometimes my family got me in the door. Somebody would say, 'Bruce Dern's daughter - sure I'd like to meet her.' It was a point of interest. But after five minutes of talking about my father, I still had to read for the part.

When I see myself on TV, it's like watching a film with Bruce Willis in it. You think it's somebody else. It's weird.

You got to earn your buckets and earn your respect.

We never thought 'Boyhood' was ever gonna become Oscar-considered. Our shooting budget was $2.8m for 12 years. Altogether. I didn't know if anyone would see it or appreciate it.

I love the whole red-carpet world. I got the bug.

My buildings are more famous than me.