Nobu Matsuhisa Quotes

Everything I have, my career, my success, my family, I owe to America.

When they say America is the land of opportunity, it's true. If you work hard, people appreciate you.

I have a fine level of recognition in the business and among the acting community now, so I consider myself one of the lucky ones. If I didn't think that, there would be something wrong with me. I'm grateful and thankful for what I've got.

We all should be proud of the United States. For those of us that came from the Dominican, we've been able to come here, work, make money and become somebody in our lives. We've gotten a huge opportunity from the U.S.

Getting recognized and doing shoots and signing on partnerships and signing on deals, that's all great, and I'm so appreciative of that, but it's more the reward that's the most satisfying. I know the importance of working hard, and I appreciate pretty much everything that has come my way; I don't take any of it for granted.

America's been very, very good to me. I've been very lucky and worked a lot there, and appreciate and love the work that I've done.

I have been so fortunate and I really am appreciative of the success I've had.

America is a country with so much opportunity. I'm living the blessings of what this country offers.

I've always acknowledged my debt to Hammer. I've always said I'm very grateful to them. They gave me this great opportunity, made me a well known face all over the world for which I am profoundly grateful.

Without Arthur's voice, I never would have enjoyed that success.

I guess what I learned the most was to feel lucky with what I have been able to accomplish and what I have and to feel humble about the people I have been able to work with.

I want to thank America. You opened your heart so I could enter. Thank you everybody who lives in the United States, who saw me grow into becoming a world champion.

Applause is a receipt, not a bill.

I have actually been very blessed in my career.

You know no one ever accomplishes something like this without a lot of help from good people along the way. And this is certainly true in my case, and I would like to thank some of those people.

Respect your success.

A champion owes everybody something. He can never pay back for all the help he got, for making him an idol.

I feel so lucky that I have gotten to do what I have gotten to do.

I have not won far more awards than I have won.

It was such a leap in my career when 'Truman Show' came along. It's always been a long process for me insofar as recognition goes, but that's OK because you appreciate it when it comes.

Everybody wants to have their 'Breaking Bad.' It went to Bryan Cranston. It couldn't have happened to a better guy or a better actor.

I've been extremely fortunate in my life. So I actually believe that I'm the living embodiment of living the American dream.

I've been extremely lucky to be a part of these really great shows that have gotten so much attention.

I've gotten books published. I've met famous people that are very nice. I look back and I say, 'Wow. Thank you, God, for giving me this gift. And thank you for helping me to keep going.'

I have my own show at 28 and a Golden Globe. So, yes, I face rejection, but I've also been very fortunate and understand how fortunate I am.