Quotes About Recognition

Sable was a character I played for three years, but I am Rena. It would be the same as if Sean Connery went through life being called James Bond.

Just remember that when I went to New Japan, nobody knew who I was. And I've done okay.

I play a nobody in Japan.

I think our choreography, which is easy to follow, played a huge role in achieving fame in Japan.

Am I famous in Japan? I don't know, and I don't really think of myself in that way.

If my films did better at the box office in Japan, it would be easier to get them made.

Boxing was not as big as wrestling in Japan, but people knew Leon Spinks.

I'm really grateful that I get a lot of Japanese press.

I'll say it, I love working with actors, I'm a fan of actors. They bring so much, and they can also break a movie, but when it works I give it all to the actors. I'll say it, I think that 'The Transporter' is great not because of my direction, it really is great because Jason Statham was great in it.

What's so crazy is I always looked at Jay Z and guys on the caliber of Jay Z like they just the big dogs. I didn't think they listen to my music or even know who I am.

When you've got certain people like Jay-Z wanting to work with me, then it makes you think people do love me.

Even though I left for a year, I grew here as a Jazz man. If I'm fortunate enough to go into the Hall of Fame, I will go as a Jazz man.

I am famous because I am an African American jazz artist.

I was always jealous of something getting more attention.

You will not accept credit that is due to another, or harbor jealousy of an explorer who is more fortunate.

I didn't start doing graffiti until two years after I got to New York. Jean Michel Basquiat was one of my main inspirations for doing graffiti. For a year I didn't know who Jean Michel was, but I knew his work.

When I won the title against Jean Pascal it also won me fight of the year.

Almost no one wants to admit the genius of Jeff Bezos and Amazon. Apparently, many have failed to see that Amazon has become the world's biggest retail company.

Jennifer Aniston is a genius.

I never, ever thought Jeremy Corbyn would be quoting me!

I think the Canadian Football League is a great league, but it's not the NFL, and I'm not Jerry Rice.

I have a Dominique Wilkins Hawks jersey that I still wear. That's probably my favorite one. What's funny is that I spend all this time collecting jerseys, and now people are out there collecting mine.

I went from never doing interviews to doing 10 in one day and standing in front of 60,000 fans. Now people look up to me, and I'm seeing little girls wearing my jersey.

If you were to ask me, I think my jersey will be hanging in the rafters when I retire in Sacramento.