Mj Rodriguez Quotes

And then, as the years went on, I just kept moving along, busting into doors and getting roles, until I started to actually believe that what these other people were saying was true.

Working with Bruce Willis makes my career authentic. I may not get an Oscar, but I worked with Bruce Willis. That matters more to me.

I think that you do get a little extra jolt of confidence when you win an Emmy.

When 'Next to Normal' won the Pulitzer, that was the moment I felt the show was being defined. There's a certain confidence that comes with being selected.

When you're succeeding, and you're doing something right... As I've got haters, I know I'm doing something right.

If we were the team that won out, then life was good and we felt that we were worth something.

It really hit home that my parents felt as though they didn't have to worry anymore. They realized if you could win an Oscar, that was a good sign.

When you play for ticket-holders, you are already validated. I have no sense that I need to be accepted. I'm already accepted.

My drum sticks are in the 'Hall of Fame.' I know that.

I was never much of a one to win prizes... and certainly never placed too much value on their acquisition.

Applause is a receipt, not a bill.

Awards don't really mean much.

Up until my first book was published, I had all this potential, people would say, and I screwed up. After it, I could say: 'No, I didn't screw up.'

Respect your success.

It's awesome when people even notice that I'm an actor.

I've been nominated for Academy Awards, I know what I'm doing.

A lot of people like to live on laurels that happened 20 or 30 years ago, but it's nice to get awards. It's nice to be labeled and things like that, but I'm not sure everybody qualifies.

Being nominated is the win. For me, being nominated is winning. It's just unbelievable.

I've always been successful. Now I'm famous and successful.

I remember walking out in front of that crowd, all the parents' faces and the applause, and folding my little self in half and thinking, 'I could get used to this.' And I just never stopped.

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.

I knew I really made it when my dad saw me in London and after the performance he had no notes to me and just said 'You are doing your own thing and I am proud of you.'

When I got recognized as a writer, when I got the Emmy, I was more excited than the Emmys I had gotten as an actor.

Making the best-seller list is a big deal; it's like being nominated for an Oscar. Hitting No. 1 is like actually winning the award. It's very gratifying.