Quotes About Acclaim

All I want is a modest place in Mr X's Good Reading, Miss Y's Good Writing, and that new edition of One Thousand Best Bits of Recent Prose.

One paradox of professional writing is that books written solely for money and/or acclaim will almost never be good enough to garner either.

Good things should be praised.

It's a great, great experience to finally get the reception that you know you rightfully deserve.

I like Chris Martin. I think he's a really great songwriter.

In the United States, I am a great success, but I am not a celebrity.

It is a great happiness to be praised of them that are most praise-worthy.

Some of the most famous people in history never got a dinner!

OVATION, n. n ancient Rome, a definite, formal pageant in honor of one who had been disserviceable to the enemies of the nation. A lesser "triumph."

The cross of the Legion of Honor has been conferred on me. However, few escape that distinction.

I've always been a sucker for attention.

It is deeply satisfying to win a prize in front of a lot of people.

The applause was deafening.

If one man praises you, a thousand will repeat the praise.

A satirist is never certain whether he/she will be acclaimed or punished.

To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.

I've always wanted to be on a show that's well respected and had critical acclaim and that people like to watch, and at the same time find something that, for me, as an actor, is interesting and challenging.

I get plenty of credit out on the road.

The films that I have done are commendable.

When someone acknowledges you for something that they think about you, it's a huge compliment.

Being compared to 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' is a huge compliment.

If there are people who admire us and what we do, that's a huge compliment. As long as it doesn't get too crazy.

Well, anytime you're compared to Derek Jeter, it's the ultimate compliment.

It's hard to get to the right position, to be somebody who is commercially successful and critically acclaimed. That's the sweet spot.