Quotes About Recognition

'Futurama' was a big deal. People had already started to hear about me a little bit here and there, but that was the first series I booked to be a regular on.

Girls grab me all the time. To me, that's regular, so it's not really crazy.

I am not a regular at film festivals.

The world doesn't realise I have a regular job!

Now, I made the most money I ever made in my life with 'Papers' - I think my first check was like $101,000, my folks couldn't even believe. At this time, this is like 2010, I'm still in the barbershop cutting hair, still being the regular Zaytoven because I felt like after 'Papers,' it wasn't going to get any bigger than that.

I'm very cognizant of the image that's being put out there and the way in which people perceive me. I'm honored and flattered that they see me as being a decent human being. I try my best to be a decent human being, but I fall short of the mark like we all do on a regular basis.

LeBron's a good player, but I look at him as just a regular guy to me.

If I feel like too much of a star, I can head to Chennai and be a regular guy.

One of the top comments I get from people is, 'Oh my God, you're like a regular person!' That's kind of a bizarre thing to live with. I know a lot of famous people, and their lives may not be regular, but they are regular people.

I get apologies from Gamergaters pretty regularly saying: 'I didn't think you were a real person.'

I see Khloe Kardashian pretty regularly, we cross paths a lot.

It just feels good to know the work I did, people like it and love it - and continue to like and love it. It makes me feel real good that, after 20 years, 'Regulate' is still in heavy rotation all over the United States and all over the world.

I couldn't speak Japanese very well, passport regulations were changing, I felt British, and my future was in Britain. And it would also make me eligible for literary awards. But I still think I'm regarded as one of their own in Japan.

I think as much as people moan at things like award ceremonies, it gives people role models. It provides real positive reinforcement that you can be who you are and still massively achieve.

I believe that if you reject and don't respect what you have now, that's ingratitude. I'm grateful for everything I have today.

They're my favorite two words these days: Oscar reject.

Initially, new ideas are rejected. Later they become dogma if you're right. And if you're really lucky, you can publish your rejections as part of your Nobel presentation.

I have my own show at 28 and a Golden Globe. So, yes, I face rejection, but I've also been very fortunate and understand how fortunate I am.

I relate to the audiences and they know me. It's pretty real.

I also don't have a desire to be on the A-list. I feel more people can relate to the D-list than the A-list.

I feel more people can relate to the D-list than the A-list.

Ballet needs figures that people can recognize and relate to. People don't know ballet dancers as well as they know other artists.

I can't relate to people who treat me as a 'famous person.' I only like to hang around with people who treat me as a regular person because that's what I am. All people are really just regular.

Most people can relate to that whole annoying thing when people think they know who you are.