Roberto Firmino Quotes

I would love to make my music and be completely anonymous, but that doesn't work. You can't have success and be faceless.

Yeah, ideally, I'd probably wish to be more anonymous. But scrutiny and success go together. And I want to be successful.

You know, if nobody knows who you are, nobody's going to buy your record.

If you do big things they print your face, and if you do little things they print only your thumbs.

I have always been reasonably anonymous, but I suppose that has gone with the success of 'Homeland.' I feel a lot more visible, which is good and bad. Good because I am getting recognition, but I am slightly apprehensive because I always enjoyed my anonymity.

The worst thing for me would be going back to where I was - relative obscurity.

I had the opportunity to play in the Premier League, and I did.

Busy is good, you know. Busy is better than bored, and there's more recognition. Like, I try to feign the anonymity which I had before 'O.J.'

In my mind, I don't really see myself as being famous. I just think my work is being exposed to a bigger audience.

I realize I lack popular recognition.

I am hugely honored to represent my country in the Olympics and in World Cups, and I'm grateful for all the advantages being a professional soccer player brings my way - the opportunities to see the world, the camaraderie and friendships, and more.

I never had a dream of being in the Premier League.

Even if you're the best singer in the world, there's a good chance no one will ever hear you.

People do recognize me. I walk around with sunglasses, and I think I'm hidden, but they see me.

I'm not hesitating on that. I am a Hall of Famer.

I've won the Tour. But no, I don't feel I'm a celebrity.

It's always been my dream to be among the big names of Colombia.

I'm not interested in being known for anything other than the work.

I enjoy the idea of being able to sort of flip-flop between being recognized and not being recognized.

When you are successful, the perception of the people around you changes. If I do a variety of work, people notice me differently, and that is what is happening. I am fortunate to get these opportunities.

To put your team in the top level of the Champions League is special.

I just remember saying to myself, 'I want to be a super jock.' I don't want to be just some radio personality in some town somewhere doing the time and temperature and the latest song.

You might be an elite-level athlete in the room, but if no one gets to see you display your craft it doesn't matter.

I'm incredibly ambitious, but I feel I've got a fantastic career, and I love the anonymity. I love that no one knows who I am.

There are parts that you can do them all your life, and no one knows you're even acting, and there are other parts which somehow - I think they say they 'pop' - people notice that you're in and you become an actor from the movies and people take you in a whole different way. Whether or not I can keep that ball rolling is another matter.