Andrew Ridgeley Quotes

I'm a very private person, so I didn't like this idea of tweeting about me. And then I realized, 'Oh, this is actually a brilliant device in terms of interacting with the fans.'

Somebody like me wouldn't have gone on to the Trisha show because I already had a public profile.

I never hide, when I walk down the street, someone's going to take my picture, that's what I look like.

I want to show people that I am comfortable enough to go on national television and just be myself.

I get referred to as the social media kid on set, but I don't let it bother me. I try not to.

I feel like my story just proves how important not only social media is, but how important it is to be your authentic self. Because when you're really truly your authentic self, the right people will find you. And when they find you, it will be for exactly who you are.

I'm not those kind of persons that's afraid to be on radio or TV, you know? I'm always the same.

I would never deny the importance of the media, but I wouldn't go out of the way to splash my pictures all over town. I'd rather let my work do the talking.

I wanted to step forward and be on TV and for people to see who I really was.

It's become another dimension to who I am. I don't think Sports Illustrated is going to be wanting me. But who cares? I'm at a different place in my life.

There are times in my career where I can see it would be helped by having a bit more of a profile, but it's not like I refuse to do interviews, no, not at all.

I don't want to become a brand and I certainly don't want to have a persona.

I think the world needs to see more of my face.

The British tend to shy away from the spotlight. We don't like being singled out in any way, and I think that is something which is important for me to learn to do.

If people see me in some sort of niche, then that's fine. As long as it's not The Naked Guy, I don't care.

I have heard some people say I have a low profile. Why should somebody be high profile, anyway? I am just doing my job.

I don't leave the house without thinking of how to represent myself.

I'm 'That Guy.' That's what most people call me, and I'm fine with that.

I understand that I have a certain look that can be used to my advantage. I know the power of that when I walk into a room and talk to people, and I can use it as an advertising tool. Now I am actually selling me, my face, my thoughts. So I am my guy.

I like Twitter a lot. It is a great way to get the fans knowing another side of you.

Influence is the new power - if you have influence, you can create a brand.

I was very camera shy. People like hot girls, so I put my music to hot girls and it just became a trend. The whole 'enigmatic artist' thing, I just ran with it. No one could find pictures of me.

Don't worry about people knowing you. Make yourself worth knowing.

Doing social media is a way of not giving in to this inclination to hiding. But instead, I'm teaching myself to feel comfortable about being open.

In regard to performing, it couldn't be funnier that I ended up being an actor, because I'm really shy. Unless I'm really comfortable with a person.