H. Jon Benjamin Quotes

I am really grateful to 'Balika Vadhu' for the recognition I have got because of it. People know me and like me because of it.

It's hard to make a cultural phenomenon every time.

Being a part of 'Sex and the City' was like being at the center of the universe - it was extraordinary.

I was delighted to become a popular-culture reference point. I'm still delighted about it actually, and I still find it to be weird.

I'm totally comfortable today with the success that Omar and 'The Wire' have brought me - living with that character, being recognized and remembered for that character.

It doesn't hurt to be in 'Game of Thrones,' that's for sure, mainly because people actually see your work, and that is great.

For people to keep saying, 'We want to see more of this guy, even though the shows have not always been out-of-the-box successes,' is a huge compliment to me.

I am very flattered that so many people loved 'Chasing Dreams.'

Having a hit is nice, having some success, but when you move popular culture, that's a high.

It's a blessing to be a part of such great shows that they're so recognizable.

It's hard to walk down the street without 'Entourage' comments, and that's all nice.

I Got Rhythm really put me on the map.

And it was only released in London last week, so when I go back to England Monday or whatever, I am expecting heaps of adulation. I'm hoping there is. If that doesn't happen I will be disappointed.

But I am very grateful for my success, and with success, of course, comes a whole lot of celebrity.

You know, one of the biggest thrills I have is when famous people recognize me from Taxi.

It is a good thing to happen to you, to have that taste of fame because then you don't hanker for it.

They say you can do honest, sincere work for decades, but you're given in general a 10-year period when what you do touches the zeitgeist - when you're relevant. And I'm aware of that, and I don't want my time to go by.

When people are running up to me in the grocery store screaming, 'Oh my God! Oh my God!' that's when I know I'm swervin'. As long as people are recognizing you and you matter to them, then you're doing something right.

If I'm a star, then the people made me a star.

I never did anything about my stardom, it never meant anything to me.

Both my parents said they never got so many emails from friends and colleagues - with all the theater work that I've done - than when I was on 'The Good Wife.'

I suppose when I started out I would have liked to have been the darling of critics or something, but everybody wants to be loved and admired.

Sometimes, whether you like it or not, people elevate you. It's real easy to fall.

I think people respect my work, but I was never in one of those movies that made me a star.

I don't think 'Cocktail' was a perfect critical success, but it touched a vein in our culture.