Dennis Haysbert Quotes

Yeah, I think Michael has had to deal with that label of being Michael Caine for a long time.

The kind of roles which you get, people identify with your roles, and it then leads to the kind of brands you get.

I want to be an actor - I don't want to be a celebrity. They are two different things, and people have forgotten that they are different.

I think of myself as a performance artist. I hate being called a pop star. I hate that.

I'm not a celebrity. I don't call myself a celebrity. I'm an actor.

All over the world I'm known. Whenever I go out on the street people come up to me and say... 'Hi, Beave,' and that doesn't bother me at all. It's something that I embrace.

I think being on a TV show is amazing but also, people get kind of used to seeing you a certain way and so it becomes a challenge to break free from that in a way.

If you are a successful actor, which is what I am, then you tend to get labelled very quickly and easily.

To become a star is the beginning of the end. I don't really want to be saddled with a screen persona.

I doubt if the public thought of me as Christ when they next saw me as Temple Houston on television.

I was called Matt Dillon's brother my whole career basically until 'Entourage' broke me free of that and now people call me Johnny Drama instead.

I've felt the pressure of wanting to be known as a young actress rather than just Alisha from 'Misfits'.

When someone gets closely related to a character they play on TV, it's very hard to break that mold and go on to do something else.

People know you as an actor, and labels are so comfortable for people. That syndrome is always hard to get past.

I don't walk around the street thinking, 'I'm Michael Madsen,' but then again, I am that guy, and sometimes people do take notice of me. Sometimes it's really not comfortable.

When the success of 'Crazy Rich' hit, it's like everybody knows exactly who you are, and the way that they speak to you is different. I've stayed the same throughout. It's just people's perception of you changes.

I don't want to be 'Brynn from 'The Voice'' forever.

Whenever I meet people, they call me Bittu of Stree or Omkar of Dangal. And I believe not many people know that I'm the brother of Ayushmann.

I don't see myself being perceived as a Bollywood star and I wouldn't want to be that either.

I feel like I'm a designer, not a pop star. But if certain people think of me like a pop star, then the only thing I could do about this is dye my hair black and cut it short maybe.

I'm not an actress, I'm a personality.

People like to be able to identify a brand, and I don't really have one.

I hate the word celebrity. I'm not a celebrity, I'm an actor.

I've definitely grown, and I think I've done enough stuff that people might look at me only as Veronica Mars. But honestly, I really don't mind if they do.

I don't call myself a political figure but I'm taken to be.