Christian Slater Quotes

It feels overwhelming to be recognised for 'Pink.' Surprisingly, all the frustration, angst of not being recognised for my talent and work all these years has disappeared overnight, and I am left only with gratitude.

First thing I did when I found out I made it into the top 13 is I tried not to faint and you know, I took it all in and I really looked at the crowd and said a big 'thank you'.

Most awards, you know, they don't give you unless you go and get them - did you know that? Terribly discouraging.

People keep saying, 'Oh, you're getting all these great reviews, that must make you really happy.' I guess it does, but mostly it's just a relief.

One year, I was nominated for entertainer of the year, and I didn't think I deserved it.

I remember when I was on 'Saturday Night Live' my first year, and I wasn't getting much. I was down; I was ready to quit.

Boy, oh, boy, people get jaded fast. I got nominated for an Emmy.

My general feeling about award shows that I've been to in the past was always that when you win, it's a great time. What a joy. You're celebrating there. And when you lose, the whole thing feels very stupid and why does anyone care about any of this. This is boring. I want to go home.

I always felt that I was never acknowledged for a lot of things - award shows, all of that.

In Chile and in other places, people recognize me, and everything I've been able to pick up from this experience is people caring about me.

I'm just really glad that I've had a lot of help along the way.

I feel more relaxed after the Oscar. I feel like I have a chance to just tell the stories I want to tell, and it's actually been really nice.

Fortunately, I got critic and audience acceptance much earlier than industry acceptance.

It's cool to be recognized, but it's not something that I was seeking or sought after. I never wanted to be famous.

After ten years of struggle I reached somewhere, and then I see some people pulling me down. I tell myself that if this is what singers have to go through, I would never let my kid enter this field.

I'm really blessed to be liked by the audiences.

I'm not winning any modeling awards, I'm not a Rhodes Scholar, but I genuinely feel that if you're taking time out of your day and your energy to comment on my art, then I got your attention.

Everywhere I go, particularly when there's people who know me or recognize me, I get the warmest hugs and happiest sighs full of hope and full of relief.

I appreciate greatness.

What I look at, success is about really being grateful. You wake up in the morning, and you're thankful that you could breathe because it's a beautiful planet we live on, and I know there is a lot of struggle and pain, but there is more joy.

When you have a tough year or a year that didn't go the way you wanted it, especially the playoffs and all that and not being able to take advantage of our team and our talent on our team, you feel that. And whenever something is taken away from you like that, you definitely cherish it more.

I was shocked and thrilled when I started getting messages and calls from people I look up to in the industry.

It has been a huge honour and I am hugely grateful to the managers for the caps that I have had.

I should be a success and I'm not and other people- younger people- are. Younger people than me are on TV and getting their lives in order. I'm still a nobody. When am I going to not be a nobody?

Sadness usually results from one of the following causes either when a man does not succeed, or is ashamed of his success.