Marco Arment Quotes

I don't think about being a public persona too much - I just get on with what I'm doing.

My personal opinion is that I'm in the media too much. I'm not a politician, I'm a businessman. I would like to be without any extra visibility.

You don't want to be photographed? You don't want to be known? Then you don't need to be out there peddling movies.

I've always avoided publicity. I've never been good copy at any stage of my life. I don't strive for it, because I don't think it's important whether I'm good copy or not. The two can go together, if that's your personality, but every person on this earth is unique.

I don't stage my own publicity.

Politicians don't say no to cameras very often.

I don't do press for the sake of press. I tend to only be in the press when I'm introducing something or collaborating on something or whatever it may be, as opposed to inviting someone into my home to photograph my closet for no particular reason.

I don't think it's a secret that I'm not a fan of all the attention and the media, stuff like that, but I understand it's part of it, and I have to do it.

I pick and choose when I want to be in spotlight, which is only connected to my work and when I need to use the media.

Personal publicity of every kind is utterly distasteful to me, and I have made greater efforts to escape it than most people make to get it.

I don't want to promote my own image either. I don't like going on television or mixing in literary circles.

In terms of publicity and interviews, well, it's really hard in this modern world to keep a sense of mystery.

My reputation was a bit exaggerated. Things were written in newspapers, then copied, then doubled. One of the reasons why I never disclaimed that, was because I found it amusing. But I also constructed such an image for myself in order to gain more of a private life.

I'm loath to use my personal life to promote what I do, but at the same time, I don't like a journalist going away with no more than you could get off Wikipedia, where most of it's invented anyway.

I feel like I've been way overexposed in the press. I'd rather play shows and represent myself in person.

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 think a lot of politicians, rightfully so, understand that their political futures are tied to how many times people see their names in print. The press is so accustomed to politicians wanting those things, it's a surprise when somebody's like, 'Whatever, I'm not really worried about those things.'

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

The only thing I do worry about is that the more films I do the more visible I am going to become as a personality because of press and because of the sheer quantity of films.

Hollywood wants press, any kind of press.

As long as my face is on page one, I don't care what they say about me on page seventeen.

I've never liked the press part of it (no offense), but it comes with the job.

If I went to them all dressed up and flashed a nice smile for the cameras it would probably be easier for me to get work. But I just can't tolerate it.

Any article's good. Long as it's publicity, I think that's all that matters. I think it's advancement for my career.

I would like to reiterate that I don't want any profiles of me. I am not newsworthy.