Mike Judge Quotes

Overnight, I became a public figure.

Jesse Jackson is a master of the old expression that it doesn't matter what someone says about you as long as they spell your name right.

As mayor, I got used to the fact that when you walked out of the house in the morning to pick up the newspaper in your boxers, there could be a camera there.

Once you become a celebrity, you are no longer a person, but an archetype.

When you become a public figure, you still think, 'That's really not me; there's more to me than that.'

I guess people recognize me, but I'm not a household name. Two out of every five people who come up to me know my name. The one thing I don't want is to be followed by paparazzi.

We were delighted to have Nigel as a producer. The only problem is that Nigel is so famous that he seems to dominate most interviews without being there.

General McChrystal wanted to be on the cover of 'Rolling Stone.'

For most of my life, I deliberately led a private life in the public eye.

When I was Under-Secretary, I never got quoted at all. Now everything I say gets noted and printed.

I'm not a big, huge star, and so when people see me, it's usually to talk about something I've done, and that's a great conversation to have. That's what we're doing it for.

I believe in wishing my colleagues and other celebs in a manner that brings my wit out and gives people a talking point. But there are people who love and those who hate you. That's part of a celeb's life.

I'm used to the public knowing me, knowing about me.

For choice, I prefer not to be a public figure. I don't have Tom Cruise's good looks. I don't have a need to be on the front page of fill-in-the-blank.

Donald Trump was an entertainer and is in many ways.

When I was finishing guys, the media was on me like crazy.

Being considered a public figure honestly makes me laugh.

I don't like being called a celebrity. So much so that I find it very uncomfortable looking at myself on the screen.

The minute I saw the front page of the 'Daily Telegraph' - me with my arm around the latest 'X-Factor' contestant - I realised I'd gone into a new realm.

I don't want to be a celebrity. I never, ever did.

I don't like to be in the public eye or talk about my private life.

I'm very conscious of what I wear, and what I say. I know that if I go out, there will be 10 people who will notice me from head to toe.

My life has been on TV for so long now, I'm used to it.

I hate to consider myself a celebrity.

It was very hard when the newspapers were chasing me. It was also very weird. I know I'd just become world champion but shouldn't they be following someone who has done something wrong?