A.J. Styles Quotes

I'm very appreciative and humbled by the success of 'Prison Break.'

With or without the idol tag, I believe I will be recognized for what I have done.

It's so interesting how success hits people and how they react to it.

When people say to me, 'You make us proud,' it's heartwarming to hear that.

He who goes unenvied shall not be admired.

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.'

One day you look out and the audience consists of 65,000 people. It's like looking in the mirror and one day you realise you've gone grey.

How success changes the opinion of men!

Success makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasn't that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you.

It's nice to walk into a club and see your picture. Then you know you've done something good.

I just want to say what a tremendous honor it is to be on a show like 'The Newsroom.' I've always dreamed of being on something this important and being on a show that really resonates with a lot of very, very intelligent people in the world, and I've gained such a loyal fan base.

Applause waits on success.

It really helps to know what success is before you get there, and if you know, then you can head right for it. For some people, it's the most money. For some, it's the most power. For some, it's the most girlfriends. Everybody's got a measure. For me, I guess it's having the respect and admiration of your peers.

Everybody loves success, but they hate successful people.

I know some of my parents' friends think 'Little Britain' is in incredibly poor taste. But swimming the Channel? You can't really say anything negative about that, can you? There's nothing better than making your parents happy. The glee on my father's face that day was amazing.

I honestly didn't expect this much attention, but it just keeps happening so I must be doing something right.

For someone who's had the level of success I've had, there's been very little critical review of my work, which is pretty fascinating.

The winners of Nobel Prizes must be assumed to possess at least a modicum of imagination and sensibility, and it is therefore incredible that any of us should not experience at this time a veritable surge of emotion.

My heart's desire is to be recognised in Nigeria.

You do not boo an Olympic Gold Medalist. I'm the best in the world. I came here for you. You don't boo me.

I'm not a success, I'm a sensation.

Nothing recedes like success.

Politicians respect a lot of things, but nothing so much as success.

I think I am very proud of being associated with quality things. So if I were massively famous for doing massively beloved things, yeah, that sounds great.

When the whole 'Saw' thing died down, I feel like I had praise withdrawals. I had never been congratulated so much on something in my life. So, it was a really amazing whirlwind when 'Saw' came out.