Delroy Lindo Quotes

I want to be known for my work, that's most important.

I'd like to be known for more than being the guy in the big suit.

I feel like I want to be known first and foremost for my work.

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

I would prefer to be famous for something I did or built or achieved.

I grew up saying, 'I want to be famous,' but that was just the words that you used. As I got older, I understood that what I really meant was, 'I want to be successful.'

I wanted to be successful, not famous.

I know that everybody is so obsessed with this idea of fame, and they think that I'm obsessed. In all honesty, I'm just doing me.

Even as a kid, I never wanted to be famous; I wanted to be good.

Being a celebrity or anything else where you're really ambitious, it's really a game to see how successful you can get.

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

I just want to make a name for myself and get to the next level.

I want to make a name for myself.

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

I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.

I would like to be a legend, everyone wants to be a legend.

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

People don't get through to the essence of you right away - it's always the famous 'girl' or the famous 'girlfriend'. I'd rather be known for myself.

I never had any real expectations about what sort of success I would have or all the publicity.

You know, you want to be a success. You want people to know who you are.

I try to be known more for my work than for anything else.

A life without fame can be a good life, but fame without a life is no life at all.

I just want to be known for what I do, not who I know.

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

Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else - very rarely to those who say to themselves, 'Go to, now, let us be a celebrated individual!'.