Kobe Bryant Quotes

When you are a media celebrity, every word you speak is dissected, as are those you choose not to speak.

Today a celebrity sex video isn't a stigma that requires penance and smarm removal; it's a branding device, a platform enhancer, a show reel.

Scandal is an absolute nightmare in politics.

I haven't changed, but public life has. It used to be you'd go into a restaurant, and the owner would say, 'Do you mind if I take a picture of you and put it on my wall?' Sweet and simple. Now, everyone has a camera in their pocket.

Nobody cares about your autograph. There are cameras everywhere, and there are media outlets for them to 'file their story'.

Paparazzi will try to get the most controversial picture of you in a compromising position because that's how they're going to sell it.

In Hollywood everything is so documented. If you go for a drink with somebody, it's passed around the world so quickly.

I didn't want to be known as Madonna's playboy, her boy toy.

The normal 21-year-old doesn't have to worry about their night out being put on TMZ.

It seems everyone in the world is now a potential member of the paparazzi. Most of the time people ask if they can take a picture with their mobiles but increasingly they don't bother to ask.

In Hollywood, people get reputations, just rumors that are passed down.

Even if you're walking through the airport or going to pick up your mail, if you meet a fan and they have a camera, they will take a picture of you and millions could potentially see that picture - if it's picked up by a blog or whatever.

On several occasions, I discussed with Bill Clinton the subject of inquiries by the media about our relationship. He told me to continue to deny our relationship, that if we would stick together, everything would be okay.

English people have seen me get through scandals.

Being famous has changed a lot, because now there's so many outlets, between magazines, TV shows, and the Internet, for people to stalk and follow you. We created the monster.

I don't want to be involved in endless media gossip.

If you're a public figure, people have the right to speculate and gossip.

In some ways, I always thought you're better off behaving like a rock star when you're a normal person. Because if you do it as a rock star, you'll end up in the papers and your life will be made a misery.

I think [Lady Astor] is seriously rattled by the “Cliveden Set” allegations which were made against her before the war, and now wants to live them down.

That's garbage. Why can't they catch me in a sex scandal. I could use some good publicity.

It's really easy to end up on the 'Daily Mail' if you put yourself in situations where you'll end up on the 'Daily Mail,' and it's really easy to not if you don't do that.

Being in the public eye, you're always worried about what angle people are going to take pictures of you at. I don't really care anymore.

Paterno had that almost legendary reputation, and then all of a sudden, the scandal broke. Why would I be interested? You can't quite figure it out at face value.

The Cowboys were never America's team any more than Anthony Weiner was America's congressman.

I can't just wear whatever when I go out because somebody might want to take a picture. People are, like, taking pictures of me in my car when I'm driving. It's crazy. I kind of hate it sometimes.