Colin Firth Quotes

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.

I'm not hungry for success. I am only hungry for good work, and that is how it is with most superstars. Every day I tell myself how fortunate I am to be where I am.

Good work is the only thing that would make me feel jealous or envious.

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

It's better to be known by six people for something you're proud of than by 60 million for something you're not.

It's not about the fame and the money because if you do good work all that stuff comes.

Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good.

Being named among the best at something is special and beautiful. But if there are no titles, nothing is won.

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.

Fame is something I think happens as a result of trying to do good work. If you're trying to be famous, your work usually suffers.

I don't get tired of hearing that somebody liked my work.

Having your work honored nationally is a great morale booster.

It's truly an honor to get to write Superman and Batman and Wonder Woman and all those great people, but when you can take something that's not well thought of and make it something that people do think highly of, that's much more gratifying, I think.

I do have at home the most ridiculous number of awards for what I have done, which is nice in terms of being patted on the back, yet it does cure you of caring about what other people say about you. Ultimately, you must have your own standard of what is good enough.

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

An award doesn't necessarily make you a better actor.

My peers say I have made a difference. That means more to me than winning an Oscar.

It makes me feel good that I can now sit there and go, I've worked with Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, all the great actors that I've worked with... Sir Ben Kingsley.

There's nothing like success.

To be associated with success is absolutely wonderful.

Just because you're not famous, doesn't mean you're not good.

My literary success meant nothing to me.

I'm not one who's big on accolades and all those things. I did my job and I'm proud of what I did and how I did it.

Nothing thrills me more than to be good at something. It's very rewarding, and I feel grateful and blessed, and I never take it for granted.