Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Quotes

I'm totally comfortable today with the success that Omar and 'The Wire' have brought me - living with that character, being recognized and remembered for that character.

I am really grateful to 'Balika Vadhu' for the recognition I have got because of it. People know me and like me because of it.

It's awesome when people even notice that I'm an actor.

To this day, I still get people calling me Aunt Becky, and I'm not offended by that at all. 'Full House' has afforded me wonderful opportunities in my career.

Of course I want to do films. But to me, television is equally important. It is where I got recognition.

For my father, he didn't know what 'Grey's Anatomy' was. He didn't know who John Mayer was. But when I showed up on the 'Law & Order' TNT promo spot, he thought, 'Wow, my son has made it.'

It's bizarre, that feeling as an actor, at being in the mecca of the film world and seeing billboards for a TV show that you're in pretty much everywhere.

It's hard to walk down the street without 'Entourage' comments, and that's all nice.

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

You know, one of the biggest thrills I have is when famous people recognize me from Taxi.

Suddenly, I'm in movies that people are excited about, and that is a nice change.

I'm one of those few actresses who works all the time, and even though I haven't done a show that literally puts me on some kind of map - as in, that's how I'm known and that's how I'll always be known - I'm very lucky.

The kids all knew me from Wayne's World. The grown-ups knew me after True Lies.

I get stopped all the time on the street. I can't believe how many people watch 'Dexter.'

Whether it's a good thing or a bad thing, the higher your profile, the more castable you are in TV dramas.

If you're an actress and even one person knows your name, you're lucky.

Both my parents said they never got so many emails from friends and colleagues - with all the theater work that I've done - than when I was on 'The Good Wife.'

I think people respect my work, but I was never in one of those movies that made me a star.

Exposure makes you famous, not just good work. Famous is being plastered everywhere.

I know that everyone wants to know about 'Downton Abbey,' but the truth is that it was only a few days out of my life. Still, you play a distinctive part on a hit series, and everyone suddenly knows who you are. Isn't it crazy how this business works?

I've only done four or five episodes of 'Two and a Half Men,' and its amazing how many people recognize me for that more than anything else in my career.

Without doubt, you are recognized for the last role you played.

I have always been reasonably anonymous, but I suppose that has gone with the success of 'Homeland.' I feel a lot more visible, which is good and bad. Good because I am getting recognition, but I am slightly apprehensive because I always enjoyed my anonymity.

Breaking Bad' gave me a career. It gave me more work than I could possibly imagine - I started filming it when I was 14 years old, and I finished when I was turning 21.

I've had a career where people still remember all these shows I've been on. It's quite cool; I just want to do stuff that people like.