Quotes About Acclaim

Tom Wolfe was in town and I invited him over to the house to meet Hunter. The two of them were great fans of each other, Hell's Angels and The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test were almost companion books, yet these men had never met.

You're not famous until my mother has heard of you.

Every artists wants to be applauded

Having other comedians complimenting my work is the biggest accolade that I can get.

Having lots of people talking highly of you and respecting your art and your work, this is one of the best feelings that you can have.

It's always nice when your work is recognized.

It didnt take long to establish myself, as far as people thinking my work was good. They liked it from the start.

When I go out on the streets, plenty of people still show that they like me.

When I first started the biggest thing I wanted was for the opposition to acknowledge me.

Do you want to be the guy with a game named after you or be the one with 18 Oscar nominations?

It's not about what's a good or bad score at the Oscars, rather what's exposed to the ears more.

I ain't gonna win no Oscars.

To have that kind of ovation, that happens very seldom for a lineman.

In my brain all I think about is fame.

A practitioner in panegyric, or, to speak more plainly, a professor of the art of puffing.

The sculptor, the painter the musician the dancer, or any artist, if he can first obtain celebrate in Paris, acquires very easily the esteem and eulogy of other countries.

Everything looks good when everybody loves you.

I have a ton of respect for Fred Van Vleet.

We do an epically bad job of acknowledging one another's work and checking our sources.

I don't think I'm craving any more fame. But success and being recognized for making great work all around the world, I think it's a great thing.

I think Paul Weitz is a really amazing director, obviously with tons of acclaim and stuff, but I still think he is underrated. And I think he's amazing to work with, so I was super lucky.

I'm pleased it turned out the way that it did, because I know lots of other people who did fantastic work and did not see this particular kind of recognition [like Emmy].

There is no greater medal than to be acclaimed for your style.

Great talents have some admirers, but few friends