Quotes About Reputation

Look, people have an image of Italians. When I go somewhere in the world, I don't care where it is, when they look at me it's not about my intelligence. It's who can I beat up.

I get recognized somewhere in between like local meteorologist and national meteorologist.

People still come up to me and ask whether I am Louise Brown or if they've seen me somewhere else before.

People just automatically say 'If this guy is George and Barbara Bush's son, we don't have any question about those personal qualities that we were fooled on by Clinton.'

What's Shobhaa De's problem with me and my son? What does she mean by saying, 'Like father, like son?' Let the truth come out.

We know our son. We know he's not a pedophile like some of these newscasters are saying. That is not true.

I made the decision when I came to Seagram that it had to be OK that my public persona would be bad. It's the downside of a family business: anything good is because I'm somebody's son; otherwise, I'm a schmuck.

I've got a bad rap for not being more charismatic between songs.

I didn't even know I could sing or write songs. I didn't have that education. But people shouldn't think they can look down on someone like me, because I've had the same success as others, sold the same amount of records, if not more. They shouldn't think that because I'm just from 'The X Factor,' I'm not credible or respected as much.

I think that I've got some pretty bad reviews on albums or songs that later proved themselves.

I built a reputation as a songwriter in the industry before my own hits. People were used to coming to me for songs. There were songs like 'Clown' and 'Mountains' that were my songs that I wanted to keep. But the record labels saw me as a songwriter. It was hard to get people to believe in me as an artist.

Scandal dies sooner of itself, than we could kill it.

I think lying is a bad idea. Sooner or later, someone's going to catch you.

Once you apologize, then the press wants you to get down on your knees and say you're sorry. They are not appeasable.

It's a very odd thing with Hollywood, where you do stand-up, you're good at it, then they go, 'How would you like to be a horrible actor?' Then you say, 'All right, that sounds good. I'll do that.'

To me, a 'brand' sounds evil.

Our redneck reputation back then was originally just because we had long hair. Back in the '60s and the early '70s, in the South that was kind of a no-no. At all the Army and Navy bases we'd play, we would get into fights with the soldiers over our hair. But I think our music overshadowed everything else.

I think it is important to help our country's image outside of Spain.

If it weren't my life, I wouldn't have believed it. I hated everyone, for they were so phony. I don't give a damn about my bad reputation

Maybe you're not so bad after all.'He leant across the seat, jabbing his finger in the air. 'If you tell anyone, I'll deny it. I have a reputation to uphold, you know.

People show you who they are, not by what they say, but by what they do.

I do not say that I could never be persuaded to sacrifice my reputation to passion- only that it would take a great deal.

People are famous for being famous and for nothing else. And good luck to them, because it lasts about a year and then they're nothing again.

I will not go down to posterity talking bad grammar.