I didn't feel entitled to become a star. I didn't expect it.
I want to tackle the award-winning films. I want to be seen as an actor-actor.
I was a star in England, but I've never been a star in America. Now I am.
I'm going to reach that No. 1 on Billboard.
I only wanna go up the steps toward a different level of stardom. The BET Awards was one of those steps, the VMAs was another huge step. And the next step, eventually, hopefully, would be the Oscars.
For American filmmakers, the Oscars is like a mystic thing. For me, it was being in a mirror of my dreams when I was dreaming of Hollywood when I was an adolescent.
It's no coincidence that 'Night at the Museum' completely blew the lid off my career. I finally got a handle on tone.
Stardom should be a discovery. You don't hammer it onto people's heads. You don't demand it. You command it.
I thought it was all a flash in the pan. It wasn't until Broadway came along that I felt I had really made it.
The ones who become stars or superstars are the ones who have a head on their shoulders and know how to use it.
