Brian May Quotes

The hard part about getting much attention is that people start dissecting what you do.

I don't want to be Kato, the trial guy. It's like everything I do is under a microscope.

When you're in the spotlight, people want to dissect you and then put you back together the way they want you.

I'm aware that, whatever the circumstances, there will always be speculation about me.

You get held to a high standard, almost an unmaintainable standard, in the public eye that you don't even come close to touching.

A lot of things which come with a high profile will always be criticised one way or another.

When you are thrown onto the stage at 17 in such an enormous way, it becomes living on the edge because every step you take, every word you speak, every action you do becomes headline news. And it became, for me, life or death.

People are gonna comment no matter what. If I dated the most clean-cut, perfect guy, they're gonna comment. That's just the way it is.

If you're in the public eye, people are going to take shots at you.

With whatever I do, there's always going to be hate. There's always going to be people who are going to say, 'He's not as good as his dad.'

Once you have had success there are always people focusing on why it happened. Inevitably, there is a lot of scrutiny when you don't achieve the same again.

Everyone makes mistakes, and they never go unnoticed when you're in the public eye.

No one could have ever prepared me for the whole world judging me and comparing me to other artists.

I have played for the national team many times, so I am used to good things - and bad things - being said about me.

There's loads of eyes and expectations. People are almost waiting for you to make a mistake so they can say, 'Oh, she's a one-hit wonder!'

Neymar is probably tired of hearing people talk about him.

Are people going to be more critical because I'm a Bonham? The answer is yes.

Funny thing, as you become famous, people write less nice things about you.

I know everything I do is going to be magnified.

You can be as good as you want with your feet, but when you're making mistakes, the opinions will change immediately.

I'm aware of the fact that people that are watching to see what I do next - It's challenging to make the best decisions, and I don't always get it right.

The First Lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does.

You can't be in the public eye without making mistakes and having some regrets and having people analyze everything you do.

You can't mess up. If you do, everyone wants to kill you.

Whenever you do anything public, you open yourself up to be criticized.