Quotes About Popularity

I was prom king. Which is actually saying I was the sixth most popular, because the five who were on homecoming were automatically disqualified from prom, so of course I have to look at it that way.

Nobody thought that the music boom of the Sixties was going to last.

I want to be the top man in our sport. I want to be that guy everyone wants to see skate.

The reality of professional skateboarding contests is that they're not relevant in our world.

No matter you a rapper, actor, ball player, figure skater, some people gonna like you some people ain't, you just hope that the majority is more like than dislike.

When I was young, many people didn't know what figure skating was. Some who knew of it thought of it as dancing on ice. But, as I entered international competitions and got good results, many people got to know more about it and came to cheer for me.

What was really funny is that as I got older all those guys who called me a sissy in junior high school wanted me to be their best friend because they wanted to meet all the girls that I knew in figure skating.

I've always kind of been a little skeptical about bands that won't play their hits. That's really arrogant to me as a music fan. I do want to hear obscure songs, but like most people, I want to hear the hits, so we always play them.

I think that, occasionally, fame and popularity can garner more attention for individuals or films. But as a person who believes in my craft, I like the romantic notion that skill and hard work is more important than notoriety.

The recognition thing started to happen in 2009 when 'Skins' season three had come out and we were on TV. It used to happen much more when we were in the height of our success, but I never really saw it as a chore or anything like that. It was just quite exciting - you had fans.

After 'Skins' I became mildly famous, which was a bit of a disaster.

Like other secret lovers, many speak mockingly about popular culture to conceal their passion for it.

I love being famous - it's phenomenal.

I love IMDb. I love that people all over the country get that into it. When I was a kid, you literally had to go to the theater and stare at the poster to see who the hell was involved.

Because as much as the world loves you one minute, it can be way down on you the next.

That is what fame is, isn't it? To get the world to fall in love with you.

I would love to have everybody in the world love Bob Schneider. That's my goal- hundred per cent world domination!

There are characters that become more popular as we fall in love with them.

I'd love to have Michael Jackson [in my show] because he's black and white. So he would appeal to a universal demographic.

I'm a big Marty Robbins fan. I love Marty Robbins. Of course, everybody does. That's not such a big shock.

What is loved is a hit. What is a hit is loved.

People really love 'Madea' movies and get a kick out of them. They're phenomenally successful. People get excited when a new one's coming out.

For some to love you, some must loathe you.

Everybody is going to love me and this is not being cocky - this is just what I see.