Michael Ian Black Quotes

It's not the money. It's not the fame. It's the influence.

You can have your titular recognition. I'll take money and power.

Fame is the thirst of youth.

I didn't become an actor to have power, but it just happens that I have it and so I have a lot of opportunities.

What strikes me most singular in you is, that you are fonder of Power than of Fame.

Fame in itself is, you know... It involves a whole discussion on just that word, 'fame.' It's a power; it's another degree of power, to be famous. I think it's obvious: you have more influence the more well-known you are. And, hopefully, it's righteously used.

When I came into the NFL, there were three things that were very important to me: money, power and prestige. I was powerful now because I was a famous athlete. I had prestige because I was doing what everybody wanted to do. And I had a lot of money.

Fame has never been high on my agenda.

I just want to be rich and famous.

I wanted to be successful, not famous.

People are looking for fame or a focus, and I can't provide that.

I try to be somewhat wary of fame, but I'm not wary of success.

Never underestimate the power of being popular in pop culture. You have to be able to do something. You can have a good seat at the restaurant, but you still have to pay for the meal. Fame is important, but to be rich is more important.

The incentive to ambition is the love of power.

Men may be popular without being ambitious, but there is hardly an ambitious man who does not try to be popular.

Fame is one of the potential hazards of this job, but I really just want to make movies. I want to be respected, sure. Who doesn't? But famous-famous? I just don't care about it. And if you genuinely don't give a damn about that stuff, you really are free.

Fame overcomes everything.

Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful - unless one was striving for mediocrity.

I want to become more famous, even more famous.

I love being famous. It validates that I have something to say.

I can't imagine wanting to be famous just for the sake of being famous. I think fame should come along with success, talent.

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

Fame is more powerful than talent.

Celebrity doesn't serve me unless it advances the work that I'm doing.

I don't need the fame or power.