Kylie Minogue Quotes

When you are in the public eye, it is really counterproductive to think about how you're viewed in the eyes of others. You just have to be who you are.

To be himself, one neeeds to be free from the pressure of evaluative praise

I can't control what people think. They know who I am.

I'd like people to understand that I do have some personality.

People sometimes are afraid to be who they are because of other people's ideals.

This is not me, WWE doesn't define who Ashley is.

Id rather be seen the way I am now instead of falling over myself walking out of a club.

I did not want to be anything, and naturally I did not want to turn myself into a mere profession: all I ever wanted was to be myself.

I think what people see in me is one slice of who I am. It does permeate my life in the sense that I don't like to be told what to do, or how to be, or how I can do it. But I'm probably a lot tamer than people would expect.

When we think too much about the opinions of others, we are letting them edit a book God has written.

They try to paint the picture that I was this downtrodden, ugly girl who was unpopular in school and in life, and then I got this role and now I’m awesome. But the truth is that I’ve been awesome, and then I got this role.

To have that mentality of wear whatever you want, be whoever you want to be, on and offstage. This is who I am.

But most of us who aren't models aren't models, right? And so, you just have to get used to that and sort of read right past it. So. On the sex symbol piece, I don't get that piece. On the personality piece, that people are excited to meet a leader from Mozilla - maybe there's more about meeting me personally than I give credit for, but I find that people are excited about what Mozilla is, more than 'Oh my god, there's Mitchell, look, her hair,' whatever.

I am not a pretty girl. I don't want to be a pretty girl. No, I want to be more than a pretty girl.

It doesn't surprise me that people can't see beyond my image. It's amazing, but I can understand it. That's what image is for. But it's never a problem for me. It's only a problem for them. I don't really care. I do what I want regardless.

Ultimately, it's not your job, as an actress, to satisfy people's expectations or image of who you should be. Even in your life, you are just who you are.

I don't see the point in being a star - it takes a lot of energy to carry yourself off as being more perfect than somebody else. I'd rather just be available with all my weaknesses.

My image is me. I talk for myself. I didn't become this person others wanted me to be.

Sometimes when I go out on the road, I feel almost embarrassed or dismayed because I can't be the image of what kids want me to be. So I just try to be myself, and usually that works out OK.

I'm like, 'Yeah, I could afford braces, but why should I change myself to be what everybody else wants me to be when I'm OK with who I am and I'm happy with who I am?'

I just want my relationship to be more for myself rather than a public statement.

It's so much easier to know who you are when there aren't a thousand people telling you who they think you are.

I think it's somebody else's job to decide what my image is.

I have to fight to keep my image really me... I rejected some gorgeous publicity shots because they just didn't look like me.

I have to be myself.