Voltaire Quotes

I just always loved to perform and I was lucky enough to be in front of the right people at the right time!

I would like to be a legend, everyone wants to be a legend.

I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention.

It was unimaginable what happens to you when you get known for a book that everybody reads, or that everybody has heard of. If the book is said to be sexy, the crazies come out of the woodwork.

To be remembered at all is an achievement of sorts.

I will either be famous or infamous.

I do still sit back and wonder when I'm in LA if this is all really true or is it all kid-on. But it's great. I always bear in mind that the right place and time have a huge deal to do with it, and there are hugely talented actors who haven't had that break.

You have to win something for people to think about you.

Fame necessarily isn't really tied to success at all. Fame is just being recognized for doing what you do, whether it's good or bad. Osama bin Laden was famous.

When you win, suddenly this celebrity status is hoisted upon you.

Do I want everyone in Australia to know who I am? Absolutely. But the only way I can do that is by winning fights.

I want the world to know me. I want to go down in history.

I've already done enough to prove myself. Win or lose, I think I've done enough to cement my name in the history of this sport. So for me, it's more like I have to win just for an opportunity to get on the mic and say all that.

I wanted to be champion. I know fame comes with that.

I want to go down in the history books with what I've achieved.

Every year I win, everything I do, it cements my legacy.

When you are successful, the perception of the people around you changes. If I do a variety of work, people notice me differently, and that is what is happening. I am fortunate to get these opportunities.

Being an actor is like winning the lottery. It's not really about your talent, it's right time, right place, right face.

It took me a long time to realize you don't choose what you're famous for.

I see my real job now as - never mind 'The Office,' 'Extras,' film career, Emmys - I want everyone in the world to know who Karl Pilkington is.

I just can't fathom this fame thing; I'm a total newbie.

I got a lot of notoriety early on. Much of my career I was just trying to prove I was as good as the world thought I was.

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

If I'm going to be famous, I want to be famous for doing something good - having talent.

The businessman gets his name on a door. The star gets his name in lights. They both get their names on a parking space.