Quotes About Acknowledgment

I remember getting flowers and champagne for being one of the first black artists on MTV. That was a big deal.

I appreciate folks asking for my autograph.

I want folks to take horror seriously.

That the longer you can work and stay in people's peripherals, the more likely folks might be to acknowledge you and know that you're there.

I would be a fool to deny my own abilities.

I am not a fool. I know where I stand in terms of box office returns.

For every footballer, to finish in the top ten of the Ballon d'Or is a dream.

I didn't want to be the bass player everyone forgot about.

To feel forgotten about after averaging 20 points a game is an interesting experience. But it's a lot better than feeling forgotten about and averaging four points a game.

I was very, very fortunate. I knew that. I've always known that.

I respect Frankie Randall.

I know I'm not going to sing like Aretha Franklin or Elvis Presley or any of those people.

People have started recognising me. I can't move around as freely as I used to.

It's not just the actor in front of the camera. And it's important to have respect for all those people that work behind the camera.

That monstrosity you honour with your name - which is also mine, thank you!

You just don't want to face up to what kind of person Jessica is.

There remained facts which no curse or prayer or litany could wash from existence. Flight would not leave such facts behind, they could not be ignored.

You have to give yourself credit, not too much because that would be bragging.

But my dear young lady, he said offering a cigarette, who ever said I have a poor opinion of women? On the contrary, I have a very high opinion of women, and the more I see of them the more I like them.

Certification from one source or another seems to be the most important thing to people all over the world. A piece of paper from a school that says you're smart, a pat on the head from your parents that says you're good or some reinforcement from your peers that makes you think what you're doing is worthwhile. People are just waiting around to get certified.

call any vegetable, call it by name, and the chances are good that the vegetable will respond to you

I only realize I am kneeling because I see your feet right before my eyes

When you're poor, you are invisible. Every poor person will tell you nobody sees you. So being famous was me just wanting to be seen.

With us tonight is William Warfield, who is with us tonight. He is a wonderful man, and so is his wife.