Fame Or Acclaim?

tay1

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“I’ve been offered a lot of things over the years. But the sad truth is that I can’t really be tempted by money. Money just doesn’t do it for me. I’m sure I could be tempted by other things and corrupted in other ways but not by cold hard cash. In fact nothing does it for me that’s going to steer me away from what I feel the need to do in my work.”

That's a quote by Daniel Day Lewis. A critically acclaimed actor who doesn't pick a bunch of movies solely for the pay. He seems to take his **** seriously. Which led me to ask: Would you rather be known for for creating something that's liked by many, but the quality isn't there, or have created quality material thats critically acclaimed but doesn't have a big audience?
 
Two opposing views already huh?

Me myself? I'd rather have the acclaim and quality. If we're talking music, I'd rather have a strong core of 10,000 and make great ****, than a million fans and have a watered down product. Not to say you can't have quality material and reach that many, but that's often the case.
 
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I think the current time period had a lot to do with my answer now that I think more about it.
 
tay1 said:
ohmygosher said:
I think it depends on the situation.
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What situation?
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Doing things you are genuinely passionate about versus things you are not.

If I'm a musician, I want to put out quality stuff. But if I'm a musician that is approached by a clothing brand to do a collabo, I may not care so much about the quality of the pieces as much I care about the bottom line.
 
I would rather be acclaimed by the inner circle than be widely paid or "famed"

I have never been about the money as long as I enjoy my life and can afford the things I want to within reason
 
ohmygosher said:
Doing things you are genuinely passionate about versus things you are not.

If I'm a musician, I want to put out quality stuff. But if I'm a musician that is approached by a clothing brand to do a collabo, I may not care so much about the quality of the pieces as much I care about the bottom line.
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Well that's understandable. I'm more so talking about sacrificing quality for a bigger audience. Nobody is expecting classic, album material from a clothing brand collab.
 
This is easy, acclaim. I've never in my life wanted to be famous. Too much of a hassle. If I could have the recognition without all the annoyances of fame that would be perfect.
 
Daniel Day Lewis used to do film for money though. That's the thing... he still has money, just doesn't need it as much as he does now so it's not temping.

Honestly, having a good product with limited fans is nice at the beginning. But it gets boring. And when you're bored, you want to challenge yourself, and for a lot of people, that might mean diluting your product, but expanding your craft is a challenge in itself.
 
For all the people choosing the fame, you gotta think about how long your fame will last. If one continuously produces ****** quality material, how long do you think you'll last? One example is Ryan Reynolds. Dude was at the top for a moment, but did Green Lantern and Rip'd, and now he's practically unheard of at the moment.
 
girlslovewaffles said:
Daniel Day Lewis used to do film for money though. That's the thing... he still has money, just doesn't need it as much as he does now so it's not temping.

Honestly, having a good product with limited fans is nice at the beginning. But it gets boring. And when you're bored, you want to challenge yourself, and for a lot of people, that might mean diluting your product, but expanding your craft is a challenge in itself.
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If it's something you love doing how does it get boring?

I'd never dilute my product just for more recognition.
 
fame only brings more problems; I don't even wanna think what it would be like to go places and not be able to be a normal human being

no money can take that away from me
 
Acclaim hands down. Fame is an illusion.
People think they want it until they get it.
Then they quickly realize that they never wanted the fame, they just wanted to be able to do their craft for a living.

Id rather be Chad than Pharrell.
 
Based Jesus said:
This is easy, acclaim. I've never in my life wanted to be famous. Too much of a hassle. If I could have the recognition without all the annoyances of fame that would be perfect.
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This. I wanna be recognized, without being recognized. Feel? :lol:
 
F the critics, F the fame, if I make something I'm proud of I'm good...you only pray that the things you're proud of are both lucrative and profound.
 
tay1 said:
Me myself? I'd rather have the acclaim and quality. If we're talking music, I'd rather have a strong core of 10,000 and make great ****, than a million fans and have a watered down product. Not to say you can't have quality material and reach that many, but that's often the case.
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pretty much this
 
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