Joe Budden Quotes

Unless you had a popular video on YouTube or could perform shows in front of thousands, musical ability meant nothing.

How dismal is progress without publicity.

I can generate attention quickly.

I've never seen anybody win the game in the media. But at the same time, I understand what it could do for you, if you wanted to be someone who talks a lot.

Somebody did an article in one of the newspapers saying that at that time I had the most visibility of any actor around. Kind of nice, you know, when that thing was happening.

I don't know if I'd wanna be in the limelight.

I'm so central to YouTube now, and that puts me in the spotlight and raises a lot of questions like, 'Why is he so big?'

It's one thing for the people in the industry to know who you are, because they've heard about you earlier. I have friends calling me from the Christian bookstore because there's a poster on the wall. It's just weird.

Before 'Gremlins,' I was a normal person, then within two weeks of the movie coming out, I couldn't walk into a store without people turning around and staring. It's exciting and also scary because everyone starts telling you how amazing you are.

I think as a writer you never have to flee from fame because you're not that visible in the first place, but, after the Broadway success of 'Beauty Queen,' people were coming up to me all the time, and I wasn't really prepared for that level of attention.

Awards are always a pleasant surprise. They are the candy-floss parts of our job - a lovely added extra to attract people's attention. The bottom line is that you want to sell tickets.

Without promotion, something terrible happens... nothing!

With the success of a show, you get an opportunity to call attention to things that you believe in.

This business is all about being seen, and the more people see you the better.

Everybody wants to be a celebrity, which is why we have this phenomenon of social media, where nobody wants to be private. We all want to be seen.

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.

Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give luster, and many more people see than weigh.

Lots of headless chickens running around - artists with 14 million followers on Twitter, some making millions, none making cultural impact.

My performances are getting people's attention, that's what I'm looking for.

I'm not a massive artist by any stretch of the imagination. Yes, I've been in papers and magazines, but you never have any idea if anyone actually reads it or pays any attention.

The more success you have, the more attention and the more spotlight comes to your name.

I never was a guy who wanted to be in the limelight.

Obviously the bigger you are, the more attention you get.

In general, the spotlight has been on me.

Fame can amplify the message of art in a remarkable, meaningful way.