Daniel Webster Hoan Quotes

I think I've got a track record and an experience brief that I'll put up against anybody's.

I have many dear friends in the film industry, but finally, the roles come to me on merit, not because of personal equations.

You are what you can prove you've done. That's how people judge you.

Let's judge a man on what he's done.

I just want to be known for what I do, not who I know.

They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.

Fame, we may understand, is no sure test of merit, but only a probability of such.

I like to be spoken about only when I am doing meaningful work.

I guess when you have that one monster season, it's good because you're recognized. If it weren't for that season, not as many people would know about my career. But it also kind of diminishes what I did in other years.

I'd like to be known for more than being the guy in the big suit.

Pro football was taking off when I became commissioner, and when a sport's successful and you're its chief executive officer, much of the credit flows to you and you develop a good track record.

I don't consider myself an A-list celebrity or a big dog, but every time I meet somebody, even rappers who've been in the game for years... they're like, 'Man, I'm trying to get on your level.'

Even as a kid, I never wanted to be famous; I wanted to be good.

An award doesn't necessarily make you a better actor.

As far as I'm concerned, any work you get is because people have heard other work you've done.

Distinction is the consequence, never the object of a great mind.

It doesn't matter who you are, how many awards you've won, how popular you are, or how much critical acclaim you've had.

The world is divided into people who do things and people who get the credit.

I want to make a name for myself.

Our accomplishments show what kind of people we are.

Do you know I used to pride myself on the fact that I'd never booked a show in my life, but that I'd played so many because I'd been invited?

I should be known for my work and not how I promote myself and what I do.

People seldom become famous for what they say until after they are famous for what they've done.

A lot of people like to live on laurels that happened 20 or 30 years ago, but it's nice to get awards. It's nice to be labeled and things like that, but I'm not sure everybody qualifies.

I've been asked a great deal about the influence I've had with my work and it's impossible to say, you know.