Quotes About Recognition

Selling millions of albums is a sign you've infiltrated the culture.

I had my autograph down by the age of 13. I used to sign it everywhere.

I met Ne-Yo in London. I sang for him and he said, 'I want to sign you.' It was amazing - it meant my name was buzzing around the industry and I got to meet lots of different labels.

Well, you know, it's fun to sign autographs still for me. I don't sign that many.

Sometimes people will come up in the street and say: 'My daughter loves you, will you sign an autograph for her?' And some people send me stuff. I don't mind it at all: as a sportswoman, you owe them because they support you.

I get a lot of fan mail and stuff, and usually it's for me to sign stuff.

I love being able to sign autographs when I get that extra free time after a round just to be able to give back to the fans.

I have great fans that come up to me, and they just want me to sign stuff. I have a restaurant in Beverly Hills - Prego - and they come in all the time asking for me to see when I'm going to show up. That doesn't really scare me.

I always thought that I would not wear shades when I become a star. I was like, 'Why do we have to wear glares? People should recognize you when you stop at the signal.' You want heads to turn towards you... and if it doesn't happen, it is a nightmare.

There's no really signature Leo DiCaprio role, like Jack Nicholson is Jack Nicholson no matter what movie he's in.

If I'm in a restaurant, and someone recognizes me and asks for a signature or a photograph after a drink, that's good for me as an actor.

I'm not a star. I don't feel I'm so great. So how can I make you feel great just because you've got my signature on a piece of paper?

It's nice to have a signature role.

There are many legendary DPs that I admire, some of whom have a very strong signature, but I'm not sure I want to be the DP where you see my work and say 'Oh, Reed shot that.'

I have a pair of my signature shoes, and I can't believe I got my own shoe. That's amazing!

Did I have a signature shoe? Have you ever heard of huaraches?

The people you looked up to growing up, every great player has a signature shoe. That's why I wanted one. I want to walk around and see people wearing my shoe.

When I was signed by Elite Model Agency, my mom felt it was the right place as it was a professional agency.

RCA wanted me to change my name. They asked me around 1965, when they first signed me. They said, 'Feliciano is too Latin.' I said, 'That's who I am. I'm Jose Feliciano.' They wanted me to change my name to Joe Phillips.

I'm convinced I got signed because of who I am. And it makes me sad.

A lot of people think I was an overnight success, but I was an opening act for three or four years, and then I signed my contract with EMI. Then it kind of blew up overnight.

I got signed to Ring Of Honor because Jim Cornette happened to be paying attention to something I was doing.

I've signed four autographs for Sam Worthington in L.A., and I haven't told any of the people that I'm not him.

Even though I am signed to an American label, I want Australia to fall in love with my music because if it doesn't work here, it won't work anywhere.