Kathy Bates Quotes

Having more exposure is kind of a bittersweet thing for me, honestly, because it's nice to have a little more job security in life now.

I think fame comes from actually doing something big with your career.

Having money has given me a certain freedom, but being in the public eye has taken away a lot.

My mom just didn't put a very high premium on me being like really famous or really wealthy or anything.

I think I've been lucky, being my frequent appearances on Court TV have brought to me another level than just the actor guy.

When you win a Grammy, it links a certain prestige and importance to you, you know? People want to talk to you.

Being recognized by Hollywood is a dream true; it's really an amazing moment.

People return my phone calls now, which is really interesting. I'll tell you what I've learned that's kind of bittersweet. So many doors have opened up. I've met everybody in the business. I'm fortunate people want to work with me.

When you're on TV and in people's houses - it's great that anybody watches anything you've done, but you feel as though you're being watched by Big Brother sometimes. Even if people have no idea who you are, you get the feeling you're being watched.

Big names and banners bring a lot of visibility to your work and it creates more opportunities for you.

You've gotta play the Hollywood game, and you know you're doing good the more notoriety you're getting, and that's gold. That's what every actor wants because then you know you're at another level.

But when it became an international hoopla where careers lived and died on whether or not you did or didn't get an Oscar, then it got out of hand.

I don't crave fame. I mean, it's nice to be recognized. It is useful.

I do find myself at the moment, due to the success of School of Rock, to be on people's radar a little.

I don't want fame as far as the tweeting or the image of it. But, the idea of being famous is actually exciting to me, just because then you can have a choice in what you do. I would like to be at a point where I'm not asking for parts anymore, and I'm actually just choosing between a part that I want to do.

I was young and so eager to make some money as well as get exposed and show my talent.

I hope I can make Pakistan proud by bringing home an Oscar.

My career should adapt to me. Fame is like a VIP pass wherever you want to go.

I have a Tony Award now. It hasn't changed too much in the theater world, but it gives me entree for film stuff and TV stuff, where people will see me more easily now because they know me.

It's interesting, winning an Academy Award as a young man... life-changing, but I'm just me within that. It's been very helpful for my career, but I'm trying to stay on the path I was on before.

I recognized that I had a window of opportunity that had opened because of my exposure as an actor.

We are extremely private, and we really got sort of ambushed by the notoriety.

I guess I really haven't thought much about winning an Oscar, but if I had the opportunity, I'm sure I would like it.

Once you become successful, people know where you live, the type of house you live in, the kind of car you drive, the clothes you wear, and so it would be patronising to go and talk like a welder. Welding's a mystery to me now. You can't go back, your life changes every day.

As my career has gone on, I guess I've become more well known. I'm playing to fuller halls in general, which is a nice feeling. When you're doing that, you're going to have a certain number of people who are not just the hardcore classical fanatics, and this makes me very happy.