Roman Polanski Quotes

It's better to not have a reputation than a bad one.

When you lose your reputation at 19, you lose everything.

You can never take your reputation back. There really is nothing as powerful as a good reputation.

It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it.

I wasn't aware I was trading on my good name; I've never had a good name.

Do not leave your reputation to chance or gossip; it is your life's artwork, and you must craft it, hone it, and display it with the care of an artist.

I don't care what you say about me. Just spell the name right.

If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.

I would not do anything to besmirch my reputation any further than it has already been.

I don't want to be thought of as wholesome.

Partly, I like a bad reputation. But I also want a reputation of being a good person.

I don't think you've ever heard anything bad about me, and I'd like to keep it that way.

No one's reputation is quite what he himself perceives it ought to be.

My basic philosophy is never do anything with the word 'celebrity' attached to it. Without being overly pompous, if you have worked hard to have an audience trust you a bit, why blow it? That is my currency.

I want to sustain the good name that I earned acting in 'Azhagiya Theeyae.' I am selecting my roles very carefully.

I have to be responsible with my character, my image and my reputation.

In the end, all you have is your reputation.

Take care of your reputation. It's your most valuable asset.

You know, at the end of the day, the only thing you have is trust and honor in this world. That's all you have. All you have is your reputation built on trust and your personal honor. When you don't have that anymore, well, you know, there you go. Trust was broken.

One of the biggest things you have is your reputation and your reputation with knowing what's good and what's not good.

The invisible thing called a Good Name is made up of the breath of numbers that speak well of you.

Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.

Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down within incredible swiftness.

While the government can tell you that I am an innocent man, the government's letter cannot give me back my good name or my reputation.

More than anything else, I want the folks back at home to think right of me.