Gregory David Roberts Quotes

I could have been a dental hygienist with nothing bad ever appearing in print about me, but that's not how I've chosen to lead my life. I knew that you put yourself under a microscope the more famous you become.

I was an opportunist and got away with things because I was very young, but I went to prison and came out and remade my life.

If critics have problems with my personal life, it's their problem. Anybody with half a brain would realize that it's the charts that count.

Even the small amount of infamy I have makes me uncomfortable - on a personal level and on a professional level.

If he's chasing the full restoration of his legacy, he's chasing something that he really can't get.

My personal life is in the spotlight, but people say what they want to say. The truth isn't in the spotlight, I should say. I'm in the spotlight, but not the truth.

I'm not on Page Six, because I don't have anything salacious happening in my life... unfortunately.

I guess because people are more aware of who I am, they're going to wonder about my personal life.

I didn't want the public in my personal life at all - I thought that people might perceive me as too normal, and I'd lose that larger-than-life rock star persona. You've got to protect that!

I don't think that there's been one example in history where somebody has openly talked about their personal life and it's done them any good.

My life isn't tabloid-friendly.

I've certainly had to go through trying to change the fact that I was always identified as the widow of Notorious B.I.G. You know, I'm never going to be able to get away from having been married to him, but that's not what identifies me. You know, my life isn't just about that.

People who meet me as an adult are often surprised that I'm alive and have never been in prison or rehab. Sometimes they're disappointed I'm not cooler.

There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.

I served my time and came out of prison when I was just 26 and have worked with the government for 37 years. But people only remember me for what I did before that.

Obviously I've had my problems in the past, but these are the moments you live for, when you are in the papers for the good reasons.

In life, you always have a second chance.

If I were a man who had accomplished what I have, I don't think anyone would ever bring up my past relationships, no matter how famous the people were.

All I could do was try to build a new life and find a way somehow to repair some of the damage. People had every reason to doubt my sincerity, but most of them didn't. And - given my history, it was more than I could've hoped for - forgiveness and the benefit of the doubt. It still amazes me.

I looked at Robert Downey, Jr. and all these people - when you ask for redemption, people will give it to you. But if you're the boy who cried wolf, they'll destroy you.

People seem to think that I'm not aware of how people perceive me. But I'm the one that has to talk about 'Police Academy' all day long 27 years later. I'm totally aware of it.

I want to show people that I'm not what everybody thought I was.

I want to go down as a champion who redeemed himself, made up for letting everyone down and regained his self-respect.

I don't want to be in the public eye so much that you reach the point where everyone has an opinion about you.

I feel fame shouldn't necessarily get me going, but I understand it is part of the job. Sometimes, it is inconvenient and unnecessarily imposing in your personal life.