John Boyega Quotes

One always hopes that you're going to have influence and staying power, but you never know.

I want people talking about me when I'm gone.

My father's legacy is going to be talked about for hundreds and hundreds of years.

How will I be remembered? As a technician or artist? As a humorist or a visionary?

Whether you reach a lot of people or have a profound impact on a few people, their memories of you are your afterlife.

I'd like to end up sort of unforgettable.

No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men.

With sincere modesty, if there is such a thing, I have never thought of legacy at all. I am always grateful if people like what I have done. A legacy is something no one can forsee.

People writing about me have said that I've influenced a lot of people, and there are some artists who have credited me with influencing them.

I don't think much about whether fans will remember me.

The greatest gift in life is to be remembered.

Anybody can make history. Only a great man can write it.

It sure is a nice feeling to know that people will remember you after you're gone, that you'll manage to be a little bit of history.

People have compared me to Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Eminem, and J. Cole. They bring substance and largely are all good storytellers, and those are two of my biggest strengths. It's dope to be compared to people who have longevity in the game because that's the most important thing for me: I want my name to live forever.

As an artist, I never want to be a moment. I want to be a legacy, and I want my music to touch people for years to come.

Josephine Baker is such an iconic woman that once you've touched her and she has touched you, it never goes away. I'm stuck with her. I'm sure 50 years from now, when they write my obituary, they will mention that I played Josephine Baker. It'll be on my epitaph.

No matter where you play, you want to be remembered.

Though I may not have left a huge mark, I did create some ripples. People would recollect there was an actor called Arbaaz Khan.

Even after his death, Tupac is as powerful as he was when he was living.

At first I didn’t give a damn to go down in history. I wanted to win. But the more I won, the more I thought about leaving something behind. Yes, it's as important as hell to me. I want to leave something that people will remember me by. Of course, a lot of boxers want to do that. But it's not easy. Take Larry Holmes, he was the big man after Muhammad Ali, he wanted to emulate him, but for some reason the public didn’t take him like they did to Ali. I think people won’t fully understand what I contributed to the sport for years.

You wanna be remembered for making an impact and changing things. I guess for the good or for the bad, it don't matter. But I guess you just wanna be remembered when it's all said and done.

Sooner or later the public will forget you; the memory of you will fade. What's important are the individuals you've influenced along the way.

He is not famous. It may be that he never will be. It may be that when his life at last comes to an end he will leave no more trace of his sojourn on earth than a stone thrown into a river leaves on the surface of the water. But it may be that the way of life that he has chosen for himself and the peculiar strength and sweetness of his character may have an ever-growing influence over his fellow men so that, long after his death perhaps, it may be realized that there lived in this age a very remarkable creature.

More important than a work of art itself is what it will sow. Art can die, a painting can disappear. What counts is the seed.

If I die tomorrow or in a year, it is the same — it is the message you leave behind you that counts.