Glynn Turman Quotes

People recognize me on the street for all kinds of different things that I've done. 'That Thing You Do' remains to be my favorite film in which I played my favorite character. That role is the one that I'm most recognized for.

'Forrest Gump' was great, it was fabulous. It lasted much longer than anybody thought, and brought me a degree of attention that no human being on the face of the planet deserves.

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

I get more people approaching me about how good I was in 'Napoleon Dynamite' than being in Coldplay.

I suppose it's whether you want to be a famous person, or whether you want to be an actor. You have to decide what your priorities are. Great actor, huge star. Sometimes, the two walk hand in hand. Most of the time, they don't.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.

Being famous is great, it's not like bad or horrible or anything.

The Oscar nomination made me a recognizable name to other actors and people in general.

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

I was in 'Harry Potter,' and nobody on the street recognizes me from that. Nobody on the street has ever stopped me from 'Harry Potter!'

I did not become great by association of The Beatles! Beatles make Maharishi great? Pah! It is a waste of thought.

You can't fake being a star. But you can also become a great personality.

I get recognized a lot now. It's great.

You really are as hot as your last movie. And it goes away really quickly.

The most famous person in my phone is Lindsay Lohan. We starred in 'Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen' together in 2004 and we've stayed in touch.

East Hampton happens to have been the first place in the world where I was a star, a real star with a star pasted above my name on the dressing-room door.

Jake Johnson wanted to make clear that he was the great American actor, not just the funny guy on 'New Girl.'

My first job was on Broadway. Then I went into the Navy. When I came out of the Navy, I went back to Broadway and a friend of mine, Lauren Bacall, was in Hollywood filming with Humphrey Bogart. She told one of her producers I was great in my play, and he saw it and cast me in 'The Strange Love of Martha Ivers'.

He really loved baseball and loved being on the field. But Mantle was lonely in a lot of ways. He had many great friends, and by all accounts was a good, generous and loyal friend. But there were a lot of people who wanted only a piece of him.

To have the recognition of your colleagues is great. The public attention is a mixed blessing.

I knew that Jamaica Inn was going to make me a star.

I've had some great times with actresses, but that's in a movie.

I'm safe where I'm at just being the guy where people go, 'That's a really good actor. What's his name again?' I liked being at that place.

I don't get recognized that much. That's the best part of it. I tend to get things like, 'You sound a lot like that guy on 'Deadwood.' And that's lovely. I've been very fortunate. No giggling, screaming girls. None of that.

I would say, up until 'Anchorman,' I wasn't any kind of household name or anything, but I wasn't necessarily identified as much with being a comedian.