Quotes About Acclaim

I get commercial acclaim because of critical acclaim and it is a chain reaction.

Gore Vidal has been a friend of mine for years, and he's one of the greatest writers in American history.

Never in my life have I thought, 'Man, I gotta get a Grammy.'

I want every Grammy.

If I get a Grammy, that would be dope.

To be critically acclaimed, to get a Grammy, to be on MTV, you gotta talk about current events. You gotta talk about controversy, just stuff people want to hear. At the same time, you gotta get a message across.

Why do we want to win an award? Yes, my grandmother would be very proud, but I think it's also so people can hear, 'Oh, this show won an award. I guess it's good. I should watch it now.'

Curt Hennig was my buddy, and he had great success with Mr. Perfect.

I have nothing but great things to say about Brooklyn.

For 'Guest Iin London,' I got a lot of appreciation.

Reputations are easily obtained.

It doesn't matter who you are, how many awards you've won, how popular you are, or how much critical acclaim you've had.

Even if I hadn't have been nominated for an Oscar, to have won the Golden Glove was just fantastic.

Not many people know this ... but I happen to be famous.

Not all, but too many of the best writers, composers, and artists of our time begin to be acclaimed only when they no longer have anything to say and take to performing instead of stating.

The other Dons in the room applauded and rose to shake hands with everybody in sight and to congratulate Don Corleone and Don Tattaglia on their new friendship. It was not perhaps the warmest friendship in the world, they would not send each other Christmas gift greetings, but they would not murder each other. That was friendship enough in this world, all that was needed.

No one has ever questioned the credentials of a critic who writes a rave notice.

Draw your own moral from this, Sparky. And remember at the center of the cult of personality called stardom there is just a big empty hole. Awards don't matter. Acclaim doesn't matter. Only your craft matters.

There are so many things to think about when you make an album. Like, who am I trying to impress? Am I going to get respect, critical acclaim? Or am I going to sell lots of records?

However popular an artiste may be, awards were reassuring.

I think that no matter whether you're Quentin Tarantino or any other kind of a rebel, or whatever, everyone who makes movies still wants to win an Academy Award, because it's like the Pulitzer Prize or the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Mike Judge usually receives underwhelming acclaim for his movies when they come out; it takes a while for people to catch up.

I've always found it embarrassing to receive awards.

I don't take films to prove my talent and receive critical acclaim or awards.