Jeffrey Tambor Quotes

My fame? Truly I don't consider myself famous...long way to go yet. But if anyone does ask for an autograph it's a wonderful feeling.

I really tried to take advantage of my 15 minutes of fame. And I've gotten lucky - those 15 minutes have become several years.

When I look back over my career, I just feel pleased that I'm still working and getting some good roles. It's been 30 years now, and a generation has grown up with me. There are kids who don't have a clue who I am, but they queue up and ask for my autograph and admit their mums love me! It's all good - I am having a ball.

You never feel that you have fame. It's always in back of you.

If you have paparazzi, you know you've gotten somewhere.

I must be doing something right. I've been around for a long time.

I got a very good life. I sold plenty of records, I get recognized plenty, I can always have somebody call up and get me a fine table at a restaurant. What do you really need, ultimately?

'Nothin' on You' changed my life: I finally feel that I reached the point where I wanna be at. At times I questioned whether it was worth the sacrifice, but now I see it was.

Once you've been doing anything for twenty-five years people start to notice you.

There is no spray can called 'Instant Stardom', only talent can keep you at the top.

In my heart, I want to believe I shouldn't give up anything to become a huge pop star.

It's an honor, when you've been hustling in the business for years, years and years, it doesn't matter when it comes - you're just glad it came.

I will be the biggest WWE Superstar the WWE has ever seen. I will be the biggest movie star movies have ever seen. I will be the biggest TV star that TV has ever seen. I will be the biggest person in the world.

Stardom can be obtained only after surviving and giving good films for almost 20 years.

Awards do get you 'that profile,' but then you have to do the rest of the work - it's not just a case of 'now you don't have to do anything.'

I consider anybody who has been able to make a living in this business [movie business] without having to do something else for a living for any period of time let alone 43 years would be a miracle.

I've come across enough successful people now to know that the best in whatever walk of life, they're the ones who just work the hardest. I realized that if I want to be the best and fulfill my potential, I'm going to have to do the same thing. And for those who are lucky enough to be born with a gift and then choose to work the hardest-I mean, that's the combination.

You've got to give someone like Cher a lot of credit. She's worked very hard to get where she is. I can't take that away from her.

The music business has let me touch a lot of people with my talent.

In America with the Olympics when you not only have a medal but a gold medal all of a sudden people come out of the wood work and you're treated a little bit differently. I guess that's where my personality is, that's where I just can't get used to all this.

Everybody wants ta get inta da act!

I don't think I have even achieved fame. Of course, Hemingway says that fame is death's little sister.

Know the difference between success and fame. Success is Mother Teresa. Fame is Madonna.

And now he's down this for me. He's made me famous. He's put my name on the world.

You know, if you're going to be honest with yourself, you have to admit that you go into show business wanting people to talk about you and wanting everyone to know who you are. But that also means there are going to be a whole bunch of people who don't like you. No matter who you are. I'm sure there's somebody out there who doesn't like Betty White because she's short and has white hair.