Nicholas Lea Quotes

I don't know how people recognize me.

It's good Xerox is known for its copying machines, and it's good Jim Carrey is known for comedy.

If I was a star, it would be difficult to go off and do 'Coronation Street.' So I guess I'm not a star.

I don't walk around the street thinking, 'I'm Michael Madsen,' but then again, I am that guy, and sometimes people do take notice of me. Sometimes it's really not comfortable.

Without doubt, you are recognized for the last role you played.

When people say, 'I know you. What have I seen you in?' I respond, 'Well, it depends on how old you are.'

I never wanted to do film. I don't have the right face, and I don't like stardom. I like the fact that I have this wonderful thing that gives you status, but I'm most interested in doing decent work.

Now that I am playing a movie star, I am ready to be a real one.

My pastor said, Just because you were a celebrity doesn't mean you're supposed to be a celebrity now.

I want to be an actor - I don't want to be a celebrity. They are two different things, and people have forgotten that they are different.

I don't crave fame. I mean, it's nice to be recognized. It is useful.

I actually love auditioning because I usually don't get the part. I've tested with Daniel Day-Lewis, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Tom Cruise. So I've gotten to that point, and I understand when I don't get it. There are a lot of very talented people out there.

I don't know how Hollywood sees me.

I try and get out there and audition as much as possible.

I don't want to be the actor who's followed by paparazzi, you know? I would like to just do good work and have that work be respected and acknowledged.

The best feeling is when you are remembered for the character you play on the screen and people associate you with that character. There is no better feeling than that feeling.

I think I have just always had an awareness that when you go to a premiere and people start cheering and shouting your name and stuff, they are shouting at a perception of you that they have.

I want to be known for my athletic achievements, not my celebrity.

To be an icon is a big job - it's beyond acting. And sometimes it pays, and sometimes it doesn't.

When a casting agent sees me, he kind of knows what he's getting.

I am not afraid if people think Matt LeBlanc in 'Episodes' is who I am - my friends and family know who I am.

As an actor, when you go for auditions, there are certain roles that come along and you think, 'I really want that one,' and Prince Arthur was definitely one of those.

People know who you are when you've never met them. For them, through interviews and seeing you perform, they feel like they know you and you've never seen them before. It's really different, but it's awesome.

I owe my whole acting career to the fact that I'm a singer. I went out to Los Angeles and auditioned for a TV show called 'Fame L.A.' The original role was for a comedian, but they said I wasn't very funny, so they asked me, 'What else can you do?' So I played a singer.

The strangest part about being famous is you don't get to give first impressions anymore. Everyone already has an impression of you before you meet them.