David Guterson Quotes

I don't need material things like gold and platinum records on my wall, Grammys or Hall Of Fame nods.

I don't care about All-Star or the fame that comes with it, the recognition.

It would be nice if we could all agree to this proposition: popularity is not the same as achievement.

Fame is like the dessert that comes with your achievements - it's not an achievement in itself, but sometimes it can overpower the work.

And I don't think that success can be measured by how many TV shows you're on.

Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful - unless one was striving for mediocrity.

Forget about Nobel prizes; they aren't really very important.

I can't imagine wanting to be famous just for the sake of being famous. I think fame should come along with success, talent.

Fame, we may understand, is no sure test of merit, but only a probability of such.

Fame is more powerful than talent.

I honestly don't care about individual awards or statistics.

I'm not a big fan of fame; I'm a big fan of success.

I have an awards cabinet in my studio where I keep my eight Oscars, my 11 Grammys, my seven Golden Globes, and my Tony Award.

I'm not aiming for an Academy Award.

Being a celebrity or anything else where you're really ambitious, it's really a game to see how successful you can get.

I've never been one to chase awards or anything like that, to be honest.

Fame and success are very different things.

I try to be somewhat wary of fame, but I'm not wary of success.

Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom.

I've always been successful. Now I'm famous and successful.

I never had any real expectations about what sort of success I would have or all the publicity.

I equate fame towards people who know your work, people who will see your work. But all that stuff, like with the Genies and stuff like that, it was so much fun. It's so much fun and it's nice when it comes, but that's not what it's all about.

Fame creeps up on you.

Success is the space one occupies in the newspaper. Success is one day's insolence.

I have a box of awards in the closet. I think it is weird to put them out. I might if I had an Emmy or Oscar, but I don't.