Fred Allen Quotes

Governing today means giving acceptable signs of credibility. It is like advertising and it is the same effect that is achieved—commitment to a scenario.

I haven't done much press for many reasons, but mostly because it's not an interesting dialogue about work that's been done. It's turned into something else. It's become this ridiculous other thing.

I don't do anything for press.

Public relations is at best promotion or manipulation, at worst evasion and outright deception. What it is never about is a free flow of information.

Never worry about bad press: All that matters is if they spell your name right.

The right name is an advertisement in itself.

People are terrified for their own reputations. They want the press on their side.

Hardly any actor objects to press. It's a question of it being done in the way they like to see it done, meaning to get down to the serious interview what the profession is so we can reach out to the people to help them get along.

I'm not one who goes for the 'all press is good press' dictum.

I operate under the theory that all publicity is good publicity, and then, if that theory doesn't work, you just say that any newspaper article ends up on the bottom of the parrot cage. But, of course, you can't line a parrot cage with Internet bloggers, can you?

Police blog or entertainment news, it's just good to see your name in print.

To pursue a career in Hollywood you have to have a personality bypass. Look at the top 20 stars in the world - there's probably only two actors among them. Hollywood's not about you as an actor. It's about your currency, what you 'bring to the table'. And I've never been one to jump through hoops for anyone.

My publicist always said as long as they pronounce your name or spell your name right, it's all good.

The art of publicity is a black art; but it has come to stay, and every year adds to its potency.

Marketing is what gets you noticed, and that side of it something - this side of it, if you like, doing interviews - is the side of it that I least enjoy, and yet is 50% of the project.

Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising.

You can be a dynamic actor, but could never be a star if you never spend time with the media. That's something that I neglected to do.

Politics is the business of managing perceptions.

They put out statements to make themselves look good.

It takes very little fire to make a great deal of smoke nowadays, and notoriety is not real glory.

It's such an overused phrase: 'to be part of the conversation.' But it's true. It is nice to be part of the conversation - just be sure they are talking about you in the right way.

I am a big believer in PR.

I understand the art of PR, social media, gossip, and what that does for businesses, so I don't really trip off of it.

Some people do believe that any publicity is good publicly, but I don't. I would never want to be in news for rumours.

The more publicity the better.