Quotes About Public image

There are," said Twain, "certain sweet-smelling, sugarcoated lies current in the world which all politic men have apparently tacitly conspired together to support and perpetuate… We are discreet sheep; we wait to see how the drove is going and then go with the drove. We have two opinions: one private, which we are afraid to express, and another one -- the one we use -- which we force ourselves to wear to please Mrs. Grundy.

In her growing years, Ammu had watched her father weave his hideous web. He was charming and urbane with visitors...He donated money to orphanages and leprosy clinics. He worked hard on his public profile as a sophisticated, generous, moral man. But alone with his wife and children he turned into a monstrous, suspicious bully, with a steak of vicious cunning. They were beaten, humiliated, and then made to suffer the envy of friends and relations for having such a wonderful husband and father.

I think if you're at the point where you're popular enough to sell your wedding photos to OK! Magazine then you don't need the money.

But I knew very well how the persona you chose to present to the world could be very different from what was inside. I

But then I knew better than anyone how the persona you chose to present to the world could be very different from what was really inside.

I always think I'm the Tom Cruise of music - a lot of success and fans, but no critics, darling.

Besides the fact that I make movies, there's nothing interesting about my life at all, unfortunately.

I could have been more famous if I did all the glitzy things, but celebrity always seemed so unnecessary.

Now, that's not because Barack Obama is a warm and fuzzy guy. Even those who surround Barack Obama all day describe him as a cold fish. Obama is not someone who will bring over a bowl of chicken soup when you have the flu; he's not even the guy who will drive you to the airport when it inconveniences him. Yet, somehow, he was considered the more empathetic of the two candidates. Why? Because Romney was perceived as so darn mean.

My public image is absolutely not a fair reflection of who I am.

The transitional period is tough. You can find yourself too old to play high school roles but too young to play the leading man. You have to be quite smart about how you present yourself. Your public image reflects your range.

I refused to wear make-up on TV. I wanted my music to be heard.

In my career, I have played a gangster, an ex cop, a journalist and a film director. Yet, the label of a serial kisser refuses to leave me.

You can't turn fame off regardless if you're a platinum-selling artist or you're in jail every week. If you're famous, you're famous. You're in the headlines either way you go.

My biggest regret is that I've assisted the media in making me into a cartoon character. I don't regret what has happened to me, but I regret the way I have dealt with it.

I don't regret putting 'The Apprentice' on television.

I get the hypocrisy thing, but any human being is allowed to have a public and private face, and celebrities should have the same rights as regular people to decide what cards they lay down and what cards they hide.

The press regularly proclaims my ambitions and my financial demands.

Why do you think so many actors are only half-developed people? It's very easy when you're a young actor to have these intense, explosive friendships for short periods of time, because you can control what's shown of you. Then you go on to your next job and reinvent yourself again. I think it's important to find something constant.

The genius of Kate Middleton is that she hasn't gone too far. She's still dressing in a way that people can relate to.

I am footballer, not a public relations person.

There were so much affairs of me created by the media... of course I was not always a true single. I had some relations, once also to a famous pop star.

I am not gay; I don't have a relationship with Ricky Martin.

I don't want to be the type of person to have my relationships plastered in magazines.