Amy Carter Quotes

People are more sophisticated in the way they go about dealing with the press.

Talking to the press is not always good.

If you aren't overly effusive or really nicey-nice with the press, you get a reputation for being outspoken or difficult.

If you open yourself up to a wade variety of press questions, the press sets the agenda, not you.

I'm not afraid of the media. I think I know how to handle them because I've been around them enough.

People are terrified for their own reputations. They want the press on their side.

I get along fine with the press.

I'm envious of people that can handle the press. No matter what I say or how articulately I say it, it always comes back to the same issues. And it's getting kind of old.

I really hate press.

If the press doesn’t get the proper care and feeding, you don’t get the proper spin on your story.

You speak to the press at the Tour every day, but most often in a negative sense. Ninety per cent of the questions you are asked in the post-race press conferences are challenging or provocative, so you have to justify yourself; you have to try to give the right answers about every topic across the board.

Press conferences are good. I have my own philosophy about press conferences. I usually think that when they don't like the movie, they ask about other things.

Never worry about bad press: All that matters is if they spell your name right.

With legitimate journalists I've always had a great time - I've never gone out of my way to court the press. That's probably cost me some money, but I've always had the respect of my peers.

People ought to quit talking to the press.

I'm always having to get rid of reporters.

Most of the press is sent to my publicist so I do see most of what is written about me.

My New Year's resolution is to make sure I genuflect appropriately before the Chicago media on everything I do.

I only talk to the press if it's to my advantage.

The whole idea of a spokesman is a joke and a fraud if you drop someone like a hot potato if there's controversy.

My dad doesn't give me any advice about how to handle publicity.

Negative press is always going to come out.

Anyways, trying to express yourself to the press is often like arguing with a hysterical person.

As press secretary, I spent countless hours defending the administration from the podium in the White House briefing room.

The informed, unmanaged question. That's the most dangerous thing at a press conference anywhere.