Alexa Chung Quotes

I was always the kid in school who tried to get attention, not necessarily the class clown, but I'd do little unexpected performances.

I'm a show-off basically... always have been.

Most New Yorkers want to look amazing, and they want you to understand that they look amazing, but they also want you to stop staring at them.

I've learned to stay away from publicity addicts, people who want to be famous for no reason.

Trying to be fascinating is an asinine position to be in.

I don't like showboating. I was never a fan of showing off.

Sometimes showing off produces results.

Brendon just likes to make a scene sometimes.

Blogs are nothing more than a personal meandering diary for public consumption - a narcissist's dream. So you can imagine when bloggers take themselves - and their blogs - seriously, it's super annoying.

I'm not in the business to promote myself. I'll happily promote the show that I worked so hard on - that's fine. But I feel like there's a shamelessness about promoting yourself now that I'm really uncomfortable with. People will say, "Look at me being so peaceful on this hike," but you're absolutely not being peaceful, you're focused on looking good because you're getting your picture taken.

The whole business is built on ego, vanity, self-satisfaction, and it's total crap to pretend it's not.

I could just sit back and get someone to spin my achievements, I suppose, but when I see others do it, I always think, 'Why are you telling me how successful you are?' I am always suspicious of those kinds of boasts.

I'm here today to warn you: I want you to watch out for the adversary. Guard yourself from any spirit of entitlement. Restrain any and all subtle temptation to gain attention or to find ways to promote yourself.

I wanted to show off - a simple impulse or drive; in much the same way as some kids wanted to play football, I wanted to show off. Not complicated in that sense, very natural; it just depends on how you want to show off.

I think it's pretentious to create art just for the sake of stroking the artists ego.

We're so very focused on ourselves and on self-promotion. It goes on all day with Facebook and Twitter and Instagram.

I won't ever direct a film. And I certainly won't write an autobiography. Only self-obsessed people want to write or talk about themselves!

It can become an exercise in trying to get the reader to like and admire you instead of an exercise in creative art.

Jodi Melnick is hotly self-absorbed. Her onstage musicians are much too loud, and like so many narcissistic performers, she goes on much too long: She's interested in herself; why wouldn't we be?

I don't want to be famous for being famous.

What fun is life without a bit of showing off?

It's a little gross to put yourself in every song. I mean, how interesting do people really think you are?

Whatever you do for the sole purpose of having others admire you, your efforts will most likely be in vain.

I just don't understand how people can get so caught up in having their picture taken.

I'm never in my life going to do a record that's a tribute to myself. I don't need it.