Quotes About Persona

Eu nu sunt eu. Eu sunt altul. Sunt unul într-altul.

The man himself.

I lose a great deal of my charm when one gets to know me better.

It's not what you are that counts, it's what they think you are.

I like to hide behind the characters I play. Despite the public perception, I am a very private person who has a hard time with the fame thing.

Whenever there were parties, I wasn't invited because I began to be like that character. In a way, that contributed to the success of the performance.

Playing Marcia was a double-edged sword; it always will be whenever you play a character like that. You will be known as that character forever.

I am an extremely private person. I always feel that I come across as a caricature of myself whenever I do interviews.

Whenever people get to see you, it's a great thing. Once people see an image and see the character, they can get into the music a lot more.

Whenever you're in any acting role you are mortgaging your own character.

When people see an actor speak, they think they know him or her, whereas I'm just a face or a body to them.

My father's like - it's as if he was transparent. He's a man of great mystery, whereas apparently N.C. Wyeth was 6-feet, 2-inches tall, with a booming voice. I think that's reflected in their work.

If I had come out with an album called 'Brendon Urie Does...' everyone would have been like, 'Who?' Even five albums in, I'm still faceless wherever I go, which is great.

The name of a man is a numbing blow from which he never recovers.

Sometimes I walk down the street and hear people whisper 'that's Tricky' and I look back, and I see them looking back, then that affects everything I do - the way I walk the way I talk. It stops you being real.

White House staff spends enormous amounts of time planning a president's every move so that his public persona reflects the mood of the public.

It was difficult to find my way into 'I Am Abraham,' to feel confident enough to inhabit Lincoln's persona. I began with a prologue in a neutral voice, wrote of Lincoln at the White House with a sly young reporter quizzing him about his humble origins.

People look upon me primarily as a comedian. I'm trying to get away from that, though I do like comedy.

A band which plays songs such as 'Death Knell' or 'Prime Mover' can't just stand on the stage with a shirt and jeans-jacket. It must be more awesome than that.

My original idea was to photograph Princess Diana in her tiara. But then I thought, am I interested in seeing another picture of her as a royal person, or would I rather see what she is actually about? And that's why I decided to do her without jewels, without shoes, without trimmings.

I'd like to think I wouldn't get booed off stage if I chose not to wear the head - I did gigs prior to having the head made and never had any problems. I'm aware though that, as a gimmick, it can create its own little monster as a brand.

For the Robert Roode character, wrestling is kind of secondary, and money is his main priority.

I wouldn't like to be that famous, I value my privacy. Mind you, Miss Piggy enjoys every moment of it. If it were not for me, she would spend all her time in the limelight.

Image and privacy are still everything to Jordan, who has rarely if ever let the outside world see or hear the real Michael.