Quotes About Reputation

I can't really walk down the street as Brian Badonde without someone going, 'Bwark.'

I've been well-known in Britain for a long time.

You ever see a bar with 200 beautiful women go broke? But I've seen a lot of bars with great DJs go broke.

My buildings are more famous than me.

I own buildings. I'm a builder; I know how to build. Nobody can build like I can build. Nobody. And the builders in New York will tell you that. I build the best product. And my name helps a lot.

I was never bullied because I was Dharmendra's son.

I've never been called a bully in my life.

It is a burden that people have expectations about me.

My burden is my past as a TV star. But, you know, pasts cannot be a life sentence.

I always believed that the bubble could burst tomorrow. You're only as good as your last record.

All businessmen are scum.

People think your success is just a matter of having a pretty face. But it's easy to be chewed up and spat out. You've got to stay ahead of the game to be able to stay in it.

A lot of people don't remember anything since 'Ice Ice Baby,' but I've got 3 records out since then and they're all successes - but not commercially.

I think if you're the son or daughter of successful actors and actresses, it's a double pressure. More is expected of you.

I try to look at people like Adele and Norah Jones, who are very successful but don't have to deal with scandals.

It's often the case that successful people invite criticism.

As soon as you do something successfully, you're going to be known for that, and it's up to you to sort of move the needle again.

There is such a thing as bad publicity.

I've learned to suck in my stomach when photographers are around. I used to read gossip magazines all the time, but I stopped when I started being written about in them and read incredible lies about myself.

You have a bad day at the office, four people know. You suck in a movie, everyone knows.

No one's ever come up and say 'You suck' to my face. I don't think anyone would ever do that.

I've never really dissed Ma$e - I just tell you the truth, and if you think he's a sucker for that, it ain't my fault.

I feel like if you ask people, certain people will say that I'm a top receiver. But if you ask people to name their top receivers, they won't mention me. So that's where the disrespect is coming from. I don't think they say, 'Davante Adams sucks.' But they think that top five, they put the same celebrities in there every time.

Kimbo Slice sucks. He's terrible.