Notable Achievement Quotes

I am so honored to be named as one of Time's 100 most influential people.

I've been a minor celebrity since I was 23 years old.

Playing Fagin in the play and film was a small miracle.

Tennis Canada nominated me a few years ago, and I did some research into it and realized it's one of the biggest honours you can have as a Canadian. I've seen the list of the people, and it's pretty special.

The very first big one I had was 'Turn Around and Look At Me.'

I know I've got a lock on the Dutch Hall of Fame.

I've been voted one of Australia's 50 national treasures. I've even had my face on an Australian stamp - the only non-Australian to do so, apart from the Queen, of course.

I learned more on 'Spirit Warriors' than I think I have on any other job.

I feel honored to have been a part of that dramatic change.

I have done nothing important or distinguished since we met except to win the handicap prize, worth ?4 10/- at North Berwick.

I owe a lot to my time on 'House of Cards' because, up until I booked that show, I had been working consistently for 12 years, but I wasn't working on anything that mattered in the way 'House of Cards' did to its audience, to casting directors, to directors and producers. The show hit this sweet spot.

If my name every goes down in history, it will be for this act.

'Mad Men' is a hard act to follow. Unless you're called Elisabeth Moss, stuff like this only comes along once in your career.

To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.

You put two fiery all-stars on the same team, something special has to happen.

'Normal Heart' was my most transcendent moment as an actor.

Believe it or not, I was just given an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Tennessee.

It's an honor to be named Rookie of the Year by the media.

I am the Olympic, World, Commonwealth, and European champion now, and I hope that's enough for people to accept that I am a half-decent British athlete.

I couldn't have left my career as an actor on a better note than to have done a cameo in the Lost In Space movie. Doing this part is the highlight of my career. What a way to leave the profession!

It was so quick for me on 'SNL.' It's not something I consider to be, like, one of the big spaces in my career.

When I was 12, I was taking batting practice with an aluminum bat at Tiger Stadium. I don't know where it landed exactly, but upper deck somewhere. Yeah, people were surprised.

The Nobel Prize gives one the opportunity to take public stands.

Landing the role of Stephen Hawking was the most positively surprising thing that has happened to me.

Being the guy that ended the run of the greatest fighter ever will always be attached to my name.