Quotes About Recognition

The Ivory Coast had been begging for ages. The country and the fans love me already, and I haven't even done anything. I may not get the red carpet - it may not have the same Nike deals as when you play for England - but I'm going to be playing, I'm going to be loved, and that's all I want. Nothing else.

When someone who loves and cares about me compliments me, I feel more glamorous than when the flashbulbs are going off on the red carpet.

When I'm on the red carpet, most people say, 'Who the hell is that?' It's downright embarrassing.

For the most part, these awards shows, while they are fun, they're high-pressure for the people who are nominated and for those walking the red carpet.

I get embarrassed on the red carpet at awards ceremonies. The whole celebrity thing is embarrassing.

The only place I want to be recognised is the red carpet or an actor, where I am in my professional capacity. Otherwise I just want to be left alone.

Busta Rhymes, I have to give him credit for one thing: he always lays the red carpet out for me when I'm in New York.

And I think I might be one of the first, if not the first, drag queens, in drag, to ever walk down the red carpet at the Oscars. And I hope that means something to somebody out there, because it means something to me.

I can recognize a good actor. I can recognize someone that can convey emotion and that has the essence and not get lost in the minutia of, 'Well, that person's got red hair, and so does the other.' Some of the decisions in casting that seem so important at the time, until you get on set and you're starting to shoot.

The recognition factor is so much higher when I'm a redhead, so when I'm a blonde I can pass under the radar a lot more easily.

I did a film a couple years ago called 'Who Is Clark Rockefeller?' It was a role that I was really proud of that I wish more people could go back and rediscover.

I ask people to not attribute what I've done - my success and how hard I've worked - to not reduce that or attribute that to someone else.

Before 'Sarkar,' I used to introduce myself as Kay Kay, the actor and then that got reduced to just Kay Kay as people realised that I am already an actor.

The fact that somebody is reducing your salary is just telling me they're not satisfied with what you're doing.

People refer to me as part of the MCU, as opposed to just being this actor. Honestly, it's an honor.

A lot of people refer to me as somebody that they know. I think that kind of energy resonates with the programs on Netflix.

I do have friends in Australia who now refer to me as 'Hollywood Jack.'

When you hear bosses talk about their best salespeople, they often refer to them as rock stars. It's the highest praise your boss can give someone on your team.

People refer to me as 'that 'Love Boat' man.'

It is an honour and it's flattering that people refer to me as someone they trust or get inspired from.

A lot of people in the movie business don't have a point of reference for me; nobody really knows who I am.

I'll run into somebody, and of all the movies I've done, they may say something about 'Back to the Future' or whatever, but then they make reference to 'Clue' very favorably.

I only learned about Darger a couple years ago, when I kept seeing his name in reference to my artwork, so I looked him up. I wouldn't consider him an influence because I'd already established my current style before learning about him, but I enjoy his work a lot.

I want to be so famous that I'm the pop-culture reference that people would make to try and be racist to me. So I'd be walking down the street, and someone would be, like, 'Hey, look at this Kumail Nanjiani.'