Quotes About Visibility

It took me awhile to learn the public eye was on me.

The danger is that the artists who'll put grime into the commercial and public eye will put grime at the back of their closets and jump on another genre of music.

With any minority group, it takes a strong presence in the public eye to make a change because everything nowadays is social media.

It's hard being in the public eye.

I'm in the public eye.

As an artist, you're used to being in the public eye.

Growing up in the public eye isn't easy.

Because I'm a very public figure, everybody knows what my returns are.

Apparently, the prerequisite to being a gay public figure is to appear on the cover of a magazine with the caption 'I am gay'. I apologize for not doing so if this is what was expected!

When I came out in September 1994, I was, as far as I know, the only out lesbian in British public life.

I have people introducing themselves to me: 'I am your publicist; what can I do for you?' But I have never learned how to use a publicist.

Publicity is very important for any actor, especially when you are new, and people need to know you.

The more publicity the better.

Whenever you have publicity, it's always a good thing.

I came out around 25 publicly.

The things that I have done that haven't been as successful have been things that have been largely out of the public view, which is great. It's terrible, when you're a theater writer, to have a big flop publicly.

No one should ever feel obliged to speak or to put themselves out publicly online, but I do think it's a good thing to do. The more of us who are women, making our work and just going 'Here I am, here's my work,' the easier it gets for everybody. It's a good thing to do.

I know many YouTubers who are these amazing LGBTQ icons for young people, but many of them have not come out publicly, even though they're well-known online.

People come up to me in pubs - gay pubs, mind you - and can't believe that I'm gay.

I want to put a face to my music, I don't want to be a faceless producer or faceless artist.

The gospel needs to be preached all over the world. You cannot light a candle and put it under a roof.

I want the public to know how it feels, the fear of being scrutinized, of being outed. The fear of what happens when you come out and the media puts you under a microscope. It's crippling. You get lost.

I don't consider myself a flashy director. A lot of times, people will look and don't even know what I do.

We live and work in a fishbowl, with rumors and accusations flowing constantly.