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To be honest, prestige is probably the last thing I focus on.

There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.

Authority doesn't work without prestige, or prestige without distance.

We gained a great deal of prestige, but not much money. We liked to work so much we couldn't hide it and the club owners paid us accordingly.

I'm certainly not into money and prestige. For me there is simply nothing more exciting than people involved in the creation of great products. That is what drives me.

Often times, the more power and prestige a person achieves, the more arrogant a person can become.

Fame is part of me and my life as an actor. I enjoy the creative aspects of my life as an actor. I enjoy directing and acting as well. But the bottom line for me is not prestige and power. It's about having an exciting, creative life.

What gives the artist real prestige is his imitators.

Character is power; it makes friends, draws patronage and support and opens the way to wealth, honor and happiness.

I felt that I shouldn't be an actor who just makes movie after movie in a quest for prestige and money.