Dick Lane Quotes

At one level, an award is an endorsement, a confirmation, but I always find myself looking askance at awards and good reviews, as though another Garry Disher had earned them.

It's nice to walk into a club and see your picture. Then you know you've done something good.

If something good happens to you, and no one knows it, did it really happen? Moreover, if you don't publicize your accomplishments and good fortune, are you essentially saying you don't care about them?

I'm really proud of Twilight. I think it's a good movie. It was hard to do, and I think it turned out pretty good. But I don't take much credit for it. So when you show up at these places, and there's literally like a thousand girls and they're all screaming your name, you're like, why? You don't feel like you deserve it.

People always say 'humbling,' but I actually think it's quite inflating being nominated for an award. It's wonderful; it's a great feeling.

I think I am very proud of being associated with quality things. So if I were massively famous for doing massively beloved things, yeah, that sounds great.

It feels great when people talk about your craft and you get noticed for it.

Why do we want to win an award? Yes, my grandmother would be very proud, but I think it's also so people can hear, 'Oh, this show won an award. I guess it's good. I should watch it now.'

I don't play for recognition.

I don't crave fame. I mean, it's nice to be recognized. It is useful.

I never wanted to take autographs, always wanted to give them. To do this, you have to achieve something.

Things with my dad were pretty good until I won an Academy Award. He was really loving to me until I got more attention than he did. Then he hated me.

It is a good thing to happen to you, to have that taste of fame because then you don't hanker for it.

Its only when you are a great actor and are recognised for your good work that you become famous. Unless you are in the news for the wrong reasons!

The accolade of your peers is very exciting, always. There's lots of good stuff on the ballot.

Some people work hard in this business and become really popular, really big stars but they never receive an award from within the business. Somehow, when your colleagues and friends believe in you to the point of handing you an award it means so much more.

Till this day, people stop me in the supermarket, and they're like, 'Oh, we're so proud of you!'

I don't get recognised that much yet in London, but when I do I get a real sense of achievement.

It is a huge honour to be recognised as the world's best commentator, particularly against so many sporting greats.

It feels good to have your work respected again.

If people want to put me up on their walls, I'll love it.

When you do good work, people will notice you.

I want to do something that people can really say, 'Hey, man, that was good, I'm proud of you, I'm proud of that.' 'Pride' and 'Transformers' and things like that.

My heart's desire is to be recognised in Nigeria.

Success listens only to applause. To all else it is deaf.